White-Hat Hacker Returns $268M in Bitcoin After Liquid Exploit
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A white-hat actor has returned 3,400 Bitcoin worth about $268 million to the Liquid Federation after exploiting a vulnerability. The actor still holds 598.5 BTC worth roughly $47 million.
CertiK Alert reported the transfer on September 7 after the actor communicated with Blockstream about the incident. The returned Bitcoin represents most of the nearly 4,000 BTC involved in the exploit.
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The white hat returned 3,400 BTC (~$268M) to @Liquid_BTC , keeping 598.5 BTC (~$47M), which is 15% of the total amount.
This could potentially be a bounty reward.https://t.co/tJIWXaxu28
Blockstream Confirms Security Fix
The actor asked Blockstream to fix the vulnerability before returning the Bitcoin. They also requested confirmation of the address that would receive the funds.
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