Verus Bridge Exploiter Returns 4,052 ETH, Keeps 1,350 ETH as Bounty

• The Verus bridge exploiter returned 4,052.4 ETH, worth about $8.5M, to the team wallet.
• The attacker kept 1,350 ETH, valued at nearly $2.8M, under Verus’ proposed bounty terms.
• The May 18 breach drained ETH, USDC, and tBTC before assets were swapped into 5,402 ETH.

An attacker linked to the recent Verus network exploit returned 4,052.4 ETH, worth about $8.5 million, to the project’s wallet. The transfer followed a settlement offer from Verus’ core contributors, who asked the exploiter to return 75% of the stolen assets within 24 hours.

Attacker Returns 75% After Verus Settlement Offer

PeckShield said the returned funds represented 75% of the total stolen from the Verus bridge incident. The remaining 1,350 ETH, worth about $2.8 million, stayed in the attacker’s wallet as a bounty.

The Verus team had earlier said it would treat the retained f…

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