Wallet owner publicly negotiates recovery of 0.366 ETH after private key compromise, threatening exchange reports and law enforcement if funds are not returned by October 4.
Security & Exploits ·
A wallet owner whose private key was compromised posted an on-chain message demanding the return of 0.366 ETH to a new address, offering to let the attacker retain 0.0915 ETH—a 20% cut—as compensation. The message, transmitted on the Ethereum mainnet, included a deadline of October 4 and threatened to report the theft to exchanges and law enforcement if the funds were not returned.
The compromised wallet had received funds traced through multiple addresses, including test deposits to Binance and Bybit wallets, suggesting the attacker may have been attempting to move the stolen assets off-chain. The owner's message offered a mechanism for further negotiation, inviting the attacker to respond on-chain with counterproposals before the deadline expired.
It remains unclear whether the attacker accepted the offer, returned any funds, or responded to the owner's ultimatum. No information is available on whether the incident was reported to exchanges or law enforcement authorities.