Project issues urgent recovery notice for stolen funds worth 768.88 ETH, offering 10% whitehat bounty with 23 October 2026 deadline and threat of criminal prosecution.
Security & Exploits ·
An on-chain message posted on October 20, 2026, alleges that funds totaling 768.88 ETH were taken from a project and its clients on October 19, 2026. The message, sent from an Ethereum address, names two wallet addresses as controllers of the stolen funds and claims to have traced their movements across TRON, multiple cross-chain bridges including Symbiosis, Across, and Mayan, and deposits to centralized exchanges KuCoin, FixedFloat, and Changelly.
The project issued a recovery ultimatum offering a 10% whitehat bounty if 90% of the funds—at minimum 768.88 ETH—are returned to a specified address by October 23, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Under the terms, the project commits to removing malicious marks from the wallets and pledges not to pursue civil claims or inform authorities if the full amount is returned by the deadline. The message explicitly threatens criminal and civil prosecution in all relevant jurisdictions and continued coordination with exchanges if funds are not recovered.
The mechanism and success of the recovery effort remain uncertain. No confirmation of fund return, exchange freezes, or law enforcement involvement has been disclosed. The contact email and specific wallets involved are documented on-chain, but whether the alleged controllers have engaged with the recovery offer or whether exchanges have acted on the incident report is not yet known.