{"id":2473,"date":"2021-08-13T02:44:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/white-hat-hacker-behind-610m-crypto-heist-returns-most-of-money\/"},"modified":"2021-08-13T02:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:44:32","slug":"white-hat-hacker-behind-610m-crypto-heist-returns-most-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/white-hat-hacker-behind-610m-crypto-heist-returns-most-of-money\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018White hat\u2019 hacker behind $610m crypto heist returns most of money"},"content":{"rendered":"

About $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out \u2018for fun\u2019 to \u2018expose the vulnerability\u2019 of platform<\/p>\n

Hackers behind one of the biggest-ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610m-plus they stole, the cryptocurrency platform targeted this week by the attack says.<\/p>\n

The Poly Network platform, which was little known before Tuesday\u2019s heist, on Thursday declared the hacker on Twitter to be a \u201cwhite hat\u201d, referring to ethical hackers who generally aim to expose cyber vulnerabilities, upon the return of the funds.<\/p>\n

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\nAbout $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out \u2018for fun\u2019 to \u2018expose the vulnerability\u2019 of platform
\nHackers behind one of the biggest-ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610m-plus they stole, the cryptocurrency platform targeted this week by the attack says.
\nThe Poly Network platform, which was little known before Tuesday\u2019s heist, on Thursday declared the hacker on Twitter to be a \u201cwhite hat\u201d, referring to ethical hackers who generally aim to expose cyber vulnerabilities, upon the return of the funds. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out \u2018for fun\u2019 to \u2018expose the vulnerability\u2019 of platform Hackers behind one of the biggest-ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610m-plus they stole, the cryptocurrency platform targeted this week by the attack says. The …<\/p>\n

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