Onchain message from exploited address demanding return of illegally transferred tokens with 10% bounty offer.
Security & Exploits ·
An address posted an onchain message to another address demanding the return of tokens it claims were illegally transferred from its smart contract, offering a 10% bounty as incentive for their recovery. The message was transmitted on Ethereum mainnet between two addresses, with the request framed as a negotiation rather than a formal legal claim.
The incident reflects a pattern in which smart contract exploiters are contacted directly through onchain messaging after token extraction occurs. The bounty offer—set at 10% of the stolen amount—represents a common recovery tactic deployed by affected projects seeking to incentivize return of funds without pursuing enforcement action.
It remains unclear whether the recipient has engaged with the request, whether additional communication has occurred offchain, or what the total value of the transferred tokens represents. No information is available about the nature or scope of the underlying smart contract vulnerability that enabled the transfer.