Verus Bridge Hacker Returns $8.5M ETH, Keeps $2.8M as Bounty
Cointelegraph
An attacker returned $8.5 million in ETH to the Verus bridge after the team offered a $2.8 million bounty for the stolen funds.Summary
The hacker responsible for the Verus bridge exploit returned 4,052 ETH, valued at approximately $8.5 million, to the project's wallet. This action followed a formal offer from the Verus team, which proposed allowing the attacker to retain 1,350 ETH, worth about $2.8 million, as a "bounty" if the remainder was returned within 24 hours. The move highlights the growing trend of DeFi projects negotiating directly with attackers to recover stolen assets amidst a broader landscape of frequent bridge and protocol hacks.
(Source：Cointelegraph)