So cool—when the hacker cracked, NERA Intents was stolen, and the full $3.8 million was returned, every cent.
Watching the NEAR team carry out their seamless recovery operation is almost as good as a short-country爽剧.
When will the industry build a standardized, everyday system for regular users: confirmation of theft, on-chain investigation, fund freezing, and recovery?
Or will there be an organization that can truly stand up to hackers on behalf of ordinary people?
After all, for most retail users, when they get stolen from, they can only blame their bad luck—nobody seems to care.
Let’s replay this extremely suffocating cyber offense-and-defense battle.
The hacker exploited a vulnerability in Omni’s interaction with NEAR smart contracts and pocketed the USDT on BSC.
After it happened, the Intents lead Alex issued a 48-hour final warning directly in a tweet.
The opening line was a direct instant kill: Sir, we’ve already found you.
Then the follow-up shot: You’re even more aware than most people of how the vulnerability disclosure process should go.
Those few sentences made it clear—this party knows who you are in real life, and that you’re an internal “leaker” in the security circle.
If you don’t refund, get ready to go to jail.
A few hours after the warning, the hacker sent a small test payment from the stolen address and left an on-chain note: Willing to cooperate—please give me a Signal contact.
In response to the hacker’s private-chat request, Alex didn’t add the hacker.
Instead, Alex publicly posted two pieces of ciphertext on Twitter that only the hacker’s private key could decrypt (ECIES encryption).
They took control of the negotiation and cranked the pressure to the extreme.
In under 24 hours, the entire $3.8 million was returned along the same route.
In the final transfer, the hacker even left a remark with very dark humor: Thanks to the Near team for maintaining a respectful, constructive, and friendly attitude throughout the refund process. Please remember to always use the vulnerability bounty!
With AI, protecting against high-IQ criminals can’t rely on on-chain smart contracts and audits alone anymore. AI can scan vulnerabilities 24/7 without stopping.
The encrypted space is entering an era of extremely complex AI attacks.
Powerful off-chain tracking and physical localization capabilities are indispensable.
$NEAR
Watching the NEAR team carry out their seamless recovery operation is almost as good as a short-country爽剧.
When will the industry build a standardized, everyday system for regular users: confirmation of theft, on-chain investigation, fund freezing, and recovery?
Or will there be an organization that can truly stand up to hackers on behalf of ordinary people?
After all, for most retail users, when they get stolen from, they can only blame their bad luck—nobody seems to care.
Let’s replay this extremely suffocating cyber offense-and-defense battle.
The hacker exploited a vulnerability in Omni’s interaction with NEAR smart contracts and pocketed the USDT on BSC.
After it happened, the Intents lead Alex issued a 48-hour final warning directly in a tweet.
The opening line was a direct instant kill: Sir, we’ve already found you.
Then the follow-up shot: You’re even more aware than most people of how the vulnerability disclosure process should go.
Those few sentences made it clear—this party knows who you are in real life, and that you’re an internal “leaker” in the security circle.
If you don’t refund, get ready to go to jail.
A few hours after the warning, the hacker sent a small test payment from the stolen address and left an on-chain note: Willing to cooperate—please give me a Signal contact.
In response to the hacker’s private-chat request, Alex didn’t add the hacker.
Instead, Alex publicly posted two pieces of ciphertext on Twitter that only the hacker’s private key could decrypt (ECIES encryption).
They took control of the negotiation and cranked the pressure to the extreme.
In under 24 hours, the entire $3.8 million was returned along the same route.
In the final transfer, the hacker even left a remark with very dark humor: Thanks to the Near team for maintaining a respectful, constructive, and friendly attitude throughout the refund process. Please remember to always use the vulnerability bounty!
With AI, protecting against high-IQ criminals can’t rely on on-chain smart contracts and audits alone anymore. AI can scan vulnerabilities 24/7 without stopping.
The encrypted space is entering an era of extremely complex AI attacks.
Powerful off-chain tracking and physical localization capabilities are indispensable.
$NEAR