Over half of cryptocurrency tokens stolen in $610 million hack returned

Cyber thieves behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned over half of the $610 million-plus they stole.  A Yahoo file photo.

Lots and lots of crypto
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Over half of the cryptocurrency tokens stolen in a $610 million hack have been returned.

So much for the security of cryptocurrency care of encryption and blockchain technologies.

Plus, something less than half of $610 million is still a lot of millions.

In fact, a few hundred millions of dollars.

Return the tokens – or else …
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Speculation as to why the hackers have returned most of the ill-gotten tokens range from problems figuring out how to launder electronic currency to the possibility, that the returned tokens could actually be traced in spite of the fact that the appeal of cryptocurrency is secrecy and thus crypto is a favorite currency by those who are engaging in illegal activities, to what is Quincy Quarry’s favorite theory: old school manual threats from those who traffick in crypto.

Source: Over half of crypto tokens stolen in $610 million hack now returned, Poly Network says

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