According to blockchain analytics insights provider Lookonchain, the hacker who breached HTX Global, formerly known as <a target="_blank" href="https://tokeninsight.com/en/exchanges/huobi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Huobi</a> has returned all of the assets that he siphoned from the platform. HTX owner Justin Sun confirmed the exchange have also paid the hacker a white hat bonus of 250 ETH, around $425,000.
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HTX crypto exchange (Huobi) was hacked on Sept. 24 for around $8 million of crypto assets. After the hack, a known Huobi hot wallet posted a message to the attacker, saying the exchange knows the identity of the attacker and has offered to let them keep 5% of the drained funds as a “white-hat bonus.
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HTX (Huobi) Hacker Returned All Stolen Funds, and Received 250 $ETH as White Hat Bonus

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