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A generous reward or international prosecution – the choice is up to the attacker.
The hacker of the Poloniex exchange, who recently stole $114 million, was offered a generous reward for the return of stolen funds until November 25, 2023. Otherwise, he will face prosecution by law enforcement agencies in several countries.
According to blockchain security and analytics firm PeckShield , the Poloniex team successfully identified the person responsible for the cyber intrusion on November 10.
The owner of the crypto exchange, Justin Sun, sent a message to the hacker via a blockchain transaction directed to the attacker's digital address, offering the latter a reward of $10 million for a refund.
The report was written in Chinese, English, Russian and Korean. It notes that "police forces" from China, the United States and Russia are already involved in the case. According to the entrepreneur, all funds stolen as a result of hacking were marked for tracking, so they cannot be used. The hacker was given until November 25, 2023 to return the stolen funds. In exchange, he will receive a reward, and in case of non-compliance with the deadline, the police of several countries will start searching for him.
One of the users offered Sun help in identifying the attacker in exchange for a refund of 386 ETH lost during the hacking of the Euler Finance DeFi protocol for $196 million in March.
"The hacker is not from Russia, he is from Poland," he said, alluding to the available data.
In mid-November, Poloniex faced a major cyber attack, which resulted in the loss of over $100 million. After the hack, Justin Sun offered the hacker to keep 5% of the stolen funds if he returned them voluntarily, but the attacker did not respond.
Poloniex has now indicated that it is close to completing the necessary steps to restore operational functionality and resume its normal trading activities. The exchange also initiated a rigorous security audit to improve protection against threats. On November 15, Poloniex announced that the audit is in progress. Upon its completion, the exchange expects to be able to continue its operations with confidence.
The hacker of the Poloniex exchange, who recently stole $114 million, was offered a generous reward for the return of stolen funds until November 25, 2023. Otherwise, he will face prosecution by law enforcement agencies in several countries.
According to blockchain security and analytics firm PeckShield , the Poloniex team successfully identified the person responsible for the cyber intrusion on November 10.
The owner of the crypto exchange, Justin Sun, sent a message to the hacker via a blockchain transaction directed to the attacker's digital address, offering the latter a reward of $10 million for a refund.
The report was written in Chinese, English, Russian and Korean. It notes that "police forces" from China, the United States and Russia are already involved in the case. According to the entrepreneur, all funds stolen as a result of hacking were marked for tracking, so they cannot be used. The hacker was given until November 25, 2023 to return the stolen funds. In exchange, he will receive a reward, and in case of non-compliance with the deadline, the police of several countries will start searching for him.
One of the users offered Sun help in identifying the attacker in exchange for a refund of 386 ETH lost during the hacking of the Euler Finance DeFi protocol for $196 million in March.
"The hacker is not from Russia, he is from Poland," he said, alluding to the available data.
In mid-November, Poloniex faced a major cyber attack, which resulted in the loss of over $100 million. After the hack, Justin Sun offered the hacker to keep 5% of the stolen funds if he returned them voluntarily, but the attacker did not respond.
Poloniex has now indicated that it is close to completing the necessary steps to restore operational functionality and resume its normal trading activities. The exchange also initiated a rigorous security audit to improve protection against threats. On November 15, Poloniex announced that the audit is in progress. Upon its completion, the exchange expects to be able to continue its operations with confidence.
