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HTX Hacker Returns Stolen Ether, Rewarded with Bounty
The hacker who stole 5,000 Ether from Huobi Global's exchange HTX returned the funds on October 7, following a bounty offer from HTX. The exchange had offered a 5% bounty of the stolen funds if returned by an October 2 deadline. Upon the return of the stolen funds, the hacker was rewarded with a 250 ETH bounty, valued at approximately $410,000. The return of the funds and the bounty payout was publicly acknowledged by HTX adviser Justin Sun.
Mixin Network Urges Hacker to Return Funds, Offers $20M Bug Bounty
Mixin Network, compromised in a $200 million hack, has directly communicated with the hacker, offering a $20M bug bounty for the return of stolen assets. The transaction was confirmed on Ethereum block 18225451. Investigations by cybersecurity firms are ongoing, and the incident has led to debates about security measures in the crypto ecosystem.
Euler Finance Hacker Returns Stolen Funds
Euler Finance has recovered most of the funds stolen in a flash loan attack that drained millions of dollars from various tokens, including Dai and USDC. After negotiating with the hacker, Euler Finance convinced the individual to return the majority of the stolen funds, resulting in the recovery of 12 million DAI and 10,580 ETH. The crypto community has applauded Euler Finance's efforts to recover the funds and restore investor confidence.
Euler Finance Hacker Returns Majority of Stolen Funds
The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, including 51,000 ETH and 7,737 ETH, worth a total of over $101 million at the time of writing. The hacker still controls some of the stolen assets, and the hack is considered the largest DeFi hack of 2023.
DeFi Hacker Returns $5.4M to Euler Finance
A hacker who drained $197 million from Euler Finance returned 3,000 ETH ($5.4 million) to the deployer address, following a $1 million reward announcement by Euler Finance. The attacker used a multichain bridge to transfer funds from the BNB Chain to Ethereum and moved the stolen funds into Tornado Cash before returning the funds.
Euler Finance hacker returns $5.4M
The hacker who drained $197 million from Euler Finance in the biggest DeFi hack of 2023 so far reportedly returned around $5.4 million in Ether to the company. The funds were sent in three transactions from the hacker's address to Euler Finance's deployer address, but it remains to be seen if the hacker will return the rest of the stolen funds.
US Seizes $500K in Crypto Paid as Ransom to North Korean Hackers
The U.S. Justice Department has revealed seizing crypto funds worth $500,000 used to pay ransom to North Korean hackers after the FBI filed a sealed seizure warrant in May.
Sky Mavis Promises to Compensate Lost Users for Ronin Hack
After hacking $625 million capital from the Ronin blockchain, the Singapore-based game studio Sky Mavis pledges to compensate users.
Russian Hackers Hijack YouTube Channels to Broadcast Crypto Scams: Google
Search engine giant Google has made a series of claims, accusing Russian hackers of hijacking YouTube channels for malicious purposes.
$3.6B Worth Bitcoins Scam, Founders of South African Crypto Exchange Africrypt Are Missing
The total value of $3.6 billion Bitcoins disappeared while the founders of South African cryptocurrency exchange AfriCrypt are missing.
