Hacked project posts on-chain message offering 10% bounty and 24-hour deadline for stolen funds return on BSC.
Security & Exploits ·
A project has posted an on-chain message on the Binance Smart Chain offering a 10% bounty to recover stolen funds. The message, sent from one wallet to another, requests the return of remaining stolen assets and promises cessation of legal investigations and exchange compliance reports if the funds are returned within 24 hours.
The offer frames the bounty as a "whitehat" arrangement, allowing the recipient to retain a portion of the funds while returning the remainder. The message invites a response on-chain, suggesting the project is attempting direct negotiation with the party holding the stolen assets rather than pursuing traditional recovery channels.
It remains unclear whether the 24-hour window has been met, if any funds have been returned, or the total amount involved in the theft. The effectiveness of such on-chain bounty offers in recovering stolen cryptocurrency is not yet documented in this case.