Hackers begin returning funds from sensational $600m crypto heist

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Source: Yahoo! Finance

Hackers begin returning funds from sensational $600m crypto heist

Lucy Harley-McKeown

Wed, August 11, 2021, 7:09 AM

Hackers have started to return part of a $610m haul of stolen cryptocurrencies, in what appears to be a stunning reversal of one of the biggest ever crypto heists.

News broke on Tuesday that hackers had stolen around $610m from Poly Network, a blockchain protocol which helps link blockchains together.

About $267m of ethereum (ETH-USD), $252m of Binance coin (BNB-USD) and roughly $85m in USDC tokens were taken, according to wallet addresses posted on Twitter. Looters apparently exploited a vulnerability in Poly Network's systems to make off with the funds.

The hack is thought to be one of the largest ever in crypto, trumping the $530m heist at Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Coincheck in 2018.

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[bearsfootball516]

1. Lol some of the lines from the hackers are good.

"IT'S ALREADY A LEGEND TO WIN SO MUCH FORTUNE. IT WILL BE AN ETERNAL LEGEND TO SAVE THE WORLD"

Buddy, I don't think you realize that you're still facing jail time. If you rob a bank, then go back a week later and hand the money back, they don't say "We're all good!"

[reACTIONary]

2. +10 nt

[elias7]

3. To cheat and steal your way through life. What mensches...