Whitehat hacker receives on-chain message from exploited protocol on Base offering bounty for return of rescued user funds.
Security & Exploits ·
A protocol on Base has posted an on-chain message to a whitehat hacker who exploited a vulnerability in the system and extracted user funds. The message, sent from 0x753d36150672065ce0025b64cda62be439dabe0d to 0x2352a1fca90182509dca9c12b2cad582a38e8b82, offers a bounty reward in exchange for the return of the rescued funds and claims the protocol has also reached out via blockchain explorer messaging.
The exchange represents a negotiation between a protocol seeking recovery of assets after a security breach and an actor who accessed those assets through exploiting a flaw in the system. The protocol framed the interaction as a reward arrangement rather than pursuing recovery through other means, suggesting both parties are attempting to resolve the matter directly on-chain.
It remains unclear whether the whitehat will respond to the bounty offer, what specific vulnerability was exploited, the size of the extracted funds, or whether the protocol's outreach attempts through other channels have yielded any response. The resolution of the incident and the final terms of any potential fund return are not yet determined.