ZKSync Hacker Returns $5M in Stolen Tokens After Accepting 10% Bounty
What to know:
- Nearly $5 million worth of stolen ZK tokens were returned after the hacker accepted a 10% bounty.
- The hacker returned the funds within the “safe harbor” deadline.
- The ZKsync Security Council will determine the fate of the recovered tokens.
ZKsync said $5 million worth of tokens stolen during an admin wallet hack last week have been returned and the case is now considered resolved.
The layer-2 blockchain protocol saw a hacker compromise its admin wallet, leading to the theft of unclaimed tokens from the ZKsync airdrop .
In a post on X, the project said the hacker cooperated with the team and returned the funds within the “safe harbor” deadline — a grace period commonly offered in security incidents to incentivize returns without legal consequence. The cooperation means the hacker took a 10% bounty.
The tokens are now in custody of the ZKsync Security Council and a governance process will determine what to do with them. A final investigation report is being prepared and will be published when complete.
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