via Cointelegraph · By Cointelegraph Staff
Verus Bridge Hacker Returns $8.5M ETH, Keeps $2.8M as Bounty
ETH/USDT
$3,068,704,589.63
$1,889.36 / $1,856.96
Change: $32.40 (1.74%)
+0.0054%
Longs pay
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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