NEAR Intents hacker returns all $3.8M stolen funds after encrypted talks
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NEAR Intents Recovers $3.8M in Exploit Funds as Investigation Ends
TL;DR: The protocol recovered the entire $3.8 million drained well ahead of the deadline set for October 4, 2026. The return transaction on BNB Chain was confirmed at 16:15:28 UTC on October 2, 2026, featuring an input message from the attacker. The designated Bitcoin recovery address logged 34.59 BTC between 14:31 and 15:05 UTC, valued ...
According to ChainCatcher, Alex Shevchenko, General Manager of NEAR Intents, a cross-chain intent transaction product, stated that the $3.8 million stolen in the NEAR Intents vulnerability incident has been fully returned. He said the return occurred hours after they gave the identified entities a 48-hour repayment period. Shevchenko wrote, "We are ceasing the investigation. Please use bug bounties instead of interrupting services." He indicated…
$3.8M Returned vs. $900M Lost: Inside 2026’s Widening DeFi Security Divide
Most hackers leave a trail of laundered coins. This one left an apology. Less than two days after a $3.8 million exploit, a transaction landed on-chain carrying a short message admitting fault, thanking the victim's team and urging everyone to use bug bounties. It is not the usual ending to a DeFi t…
NEAR Intents hacker returns all $3.8M stolen funds after encrypted talks
The attacker who drained $3.8 million from NEAR Intents has sent every dollar back, ending a standoff that began a day earlier when the cross-chain protocol froze its services and set a 48-hour deadline for the funds to be returned. The protocol had promised its users full reimbursement prior to...
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