⚡️💬 STORY - He steals $600 million… then returns EVERYTHING without keeping a single cent
Let’s revisit this incredible story from August 2021, when a hacker exploited a vulnerability in PolyNetwork and carried out what was then the largest DeFi hack in history: $273 million on Ethereum, $253 million on BSC, and $85 million on Polygon!
Total panic at PolyNetwork. The networks were ablaze...
But against all odds, the hacker began responding publicly to PolyNetwork via memos recorded on the blockchain. The discussion went public.
The hacker claimed he had no intention of stealing the funds.
He explained that he wanted to “expose the vulnerability” and “protect the funds before someone else did.”
“I just wanted to have some fun. Test your defenses. I’ll return the money if you promise to improve.”
PolyNetwork offers him a $500,000 bug bounty, and even a position as Chief Security Advisor… which he refuses.
Finally, he returns all the funds.
Who was he? What was his real goal?
Let’s revisit this incredible story from August 2021, when a hacker exploited a vulnerability in PolyNetwork and carried out what was then the largest DeFi hack in history: $273 million on Ethereum, $253 million on BSC, and $85 million on Polygon!
Total panic at PolyNetwork. The networks were ablaze...
But against all odds, the hacker began responding publicly to PolyNetwork via memos recorded on the blockchain. The discussion went public.
The hacker claimed he had no intention of stealing the funds.
He explained that he wanted to “expose the vulnerability” and “protect the funds before someone else did.”
“I just wanted to have some fun. Test your defenses. I’ll return the money if you promise to improve.”
PolyNetwork offers him a $500,000 bug bounty, and even a position as Chief Security Advisor… which he refuses.
Finally, he returns all the funds.
Who was he? What was his real goal?
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