White-Hat Hacker Returns $268M in Bitcoin After Liquid Exploit

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White-Hat Hacker Returns $268M in Bitcoin After Liquid Exploit

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.

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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