Unknown project issued public recovery notice for 768.88 ETH stolen on October 19, 2026, offering 10% whitehat bounty with 4-day deadline before pursuing criminal action.
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An unidentified project posted an on-chain message to two Ethereum addresses on October 19, 2026, claiming they had stolen 768.88 ETH belonging to the project and its clients. The message, sent from 0xa1b8944463dc411164f2ee824d89186fec6c9259, stated that the project had traced the funds across multiple blockchain bridges—including Symbiosis, Bridgers, Across, Mayan, and Relay—through TRON wallets, and into exchange accounts on KuCoin, FixedFloat, and Changelly.
The project offered a whitehat recovery arrangement with a 4-day deadline. Under the terms, the fund holder could return 90% of the stolen amount and retain 10% as a bounty, with recovery required by October 23, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. If compliant, the project said it would treat the matter as a whitehat recovery, forgo civil claims, and inform authorities that the funds were recovered. The message included a contact email (humbleferrryman@proton.me) and warned that all further movements of the funds would be monitored.
The project's identity, the specific nature of the initial theft vector, and whether the fund holders responded to the offer remain unclear. No public updates confirming recovery or escalation have emerged from available sources.