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Sonne Finance Developers Offer Bounty to Hacker Behind $20M Crypto Theft
The team behind cryptocurrency lending protocol Sonne Finance is offering a hacker an undisclosed reward following a $20 million theft on Tuesday night.
Sonne Finance allows people to lend and borrow funds without the need for intermediaries such as banks. Various blockchain security companies tracked over $20 million flowing out of the system on Tuesday night into digital currencies like ether, US dollar-backed USDC and others.
The developers confirmed that they paused all markets and later Published a post-mortem analysis of the attack explaining that the “attacker was able to exploit the protocol for approximately $20 million.”
“We are ready to give rewards to the explorer, as well as not committing to pursue the matter further, in the event of the return of the funds,” Sonne Finance said, noting that it is “in contact with anyone who can assist in the recovery of the funds ”.
They discovered the attack 25 minutes after it was carried out, and some users were able to save around US$6.5 million from being stolen through technical maneuvers.
Since the attack, the hacker has been switching the stolen cryptocurrency to bitcoin and other currencies in a flurry of transactions.
Law enforcement scrutiny over crypto thefts and the transfer of stolen funds has increased significantly in 2024, with several high-profile market manipulators and traders facing charges.
Last month, the man behind a $110 million theft from popular crypto platform Mango Markets was convicted in federal court and faces up to 30 years in prison.
A Bulgarian woman behind a crypto scam also received a four year sentence in April and the co-founder of cryptocurrency anonymity service Tornado Cash will spend about five years in prison following a conviction on Tuesday in the Netherlands.
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