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Hackers return most of US$600m in stolen crypto to Poly Network

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tom Wilson

Aug 13 2021 6:59AM

After biggest ever heist.

Hackers return most of US$600m in stolen crypto to Poly Network

Hackers behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the US$610 million-plus they stole, Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform targeted earlier this week by the attack, said on Thursday. The platform, which was little known before Tuesday's heist, ...

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