Victims of an on-chain exploit offer whitehat recovery: return 90.1 ETH (171.21 ETH total stolen) within 24 hours to avoid legal action and fund freeze coordination.
Security & Exploits ·
Victims of an on-chain incident have issued a whitehat settlement offer to the party responsible for stealing 171.21 ETH, proposing return of 90% of the stolen funds (90.1 ETH) in exchange for immunity from legal action and liability release. The affected parties have set a 24-hour deadline, expiring November 2 at 10AM EST, after which they say they will pursue legal remedies and coordinate fund freezes with law enforcement, security firms, exchanges, and bridge protocols.
Under the proposal, the person holding the stolen funds would retain a 10% bounty (19.01 ETH) for compliance. The victims are offering contact via email at onchain-recovery-contact@proton.me or through direct on-chain messaging to their wallet address on Ethereum mainnet. The offer frames the arrangement as mutual resolution rather than punitive action, contingent on fund transfer within the specified window.
No details have been disclosed about the nature of the exploit, how the theft occurred, or whether the attacker has responded to the proposal. It remains unclear whether the stolen funds remain in the specified wallet, have moved through other addresses, or what additional steps the coordinated parties may take if the deadline passes without agreement.