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  • fadein111

    The hacker behind a giant cryptocurrency heist is returning stolen funds

    The intruder stole about $611 million thanks to an exploit.

    https://www.engadget.com/poly-ne…

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    • Sounds like it was less a cracker-type hack than an exploit of an easily exploitable system-type hack.Nairn
    • here
      https://twitter.com/…
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    • ^ thanks been waiting to read how it worked, shockingly simplekingsteven
    • steal $611m, stake for 12hours, generate 10% return, retire early, hand back stolen crypto.shapesalad
    • * just making a note of my retire early plan.shapesalad
    • makes one rethink the power of a strongly worded give us our money back Dear Hacker letter...jonny_quest_lives
    • Makes one rethink using blockchains like if they're actually any useful - nobody used them before bitcoin because you can't "undo" anything
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    • if you can't undo, good luck being a robbed bank and sending "dear hacker" emails hoping to get any cash back...
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    • not to mentions all these crypto idiots releasing the smart contracts code OPEN SOURCES so anybody can go bug hunting hahahaaa

      Idiots level 3000
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