Hacker returns $19m in stolen crypto to US Government just one day after breach – DL News
- A US government wallet containing funds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, was drained of $20 million.
- Despite most of the funds being returned, a portion remains outstanding after being sent to exchanges.
A US government-controlled crypto wallet that was breached and drained of $20 million was mysteriously handed back most of the funds by the attacker yesterday.
Blockchain analysis platform Arkham Intelligence released an update stating:
“The US Government’s address has just received $19.3M back following yesterday’s reported hack, less than 24 hours after the initial address breach.”
While the reasoning behind the return is speculative, the exposure from hacking a government-linked wallet may have deterred the attacker from trying any…
