{"id":19575,"date":"2021-08-12T20:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19575"},"modified":"2021-08-12T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:29:28","slug":"crypto-heist-hacker-returns-most-of-the-stolen-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/08\/12\/crypto-heist-hacker-returns-most-of-the-stolen-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto heist hacker returns most of the stolen funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A hacker who stole just over $600m (\u00a3433m) worth of cryptocurrency has now returned most of the stolen assets.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Thursday, Poly Network\u00a0confirmed on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0that $268m worth of Ether tokens had now been recovered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the last 24 hours, the hacker has returned $342m worth of tokens relating to three crypto-currencies to the firm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The individual also posted several pages of notes to the blockchain, disclosing why they hacked the firm and the offers Poly Network made to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a twist that’s worrying some cyber-security experts,\u00a0the hacker claims<\/a>\u00a0the firm offered to pay $500,000 if they returned the stolen assets, as well as a promise of immunity from prosecution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the hacker says he did not accept the offer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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