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Verus Bridge Hacker Returns $8.5M ETH, Keeps $2.8M as Bounty
ETH
ETH/USDT
$2,496.26
+1.49%
$2,496.26
+1.49%
(24s)24h Volume
$7,023,392,943.26
24h H/L
$2,523.97 / $2,450.00
Change: $73.97 (3.02%)
Long/Short
58.9%
Long: 58.9%Short: 41.1%
Funding Rate
+0.0013%
Longs pay
Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data
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Cointelegraph Staff(09:32 AM UTC)
1 min read
The attacker behind the Verus bridge exploit has returned 4,052 Ether, worth about $8.5 million, to the project's team wallet after Verus offered a 1,350 ETH bounty for the recovery of most of the stolen funds.
The return represents about 75% of the stolen funds, with the exploiter retaining 1,350 Ether (ETH), worth about $2.8 million as a bounty, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield…
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