Hacker dubbed 'Mr White Hat' to return entire stolen crypto fortune


A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said on Aug 12 that a hacker they are calling 'Mr White Hat' was giving back all US$613 million in digital loot from a record haul. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said Thursday that a hacker they are calling "Mr White Hat" was giving back all US$613mil (RM2.5bil) in digital loot from a record haul.

Poly Network had put out word previously that nearly half of the digital assets swiped early this week had been returned.

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