NEAR Intents Hacker Returns All $3.8M in Stolen Funds
The $3.8 million taken from NEAR Intents has been sent back in full. The exploiter returned the funds on Friday with a short message attached: “We’ve returned all the funds, we were in the wr
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October 2, 2026
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The $3.8 million taken from NEAR Intents has been sent back in full.
The exploiter returned the funds on Friday with a short message attached: “We’ve returned all the funds, we were in the wrong.” NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko confirmed the return and said the team was stopping its investigation.
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