How NEAR Intents Identified a Suspect and Got Its Stolen Funds Back

NEAR Intents recovered $3.8M in hacked funds using forensic identification and a cryptographically targeted Signal invite, then covered losses itself.

• $3.8M exploit, no users harmed: A bug in NEAR Intents' Omni bridging infrastructure let an attacker fake USDT deposits on BNB Chain; team covered the full loss from its own treasury.
• 12-hour identification: NEAR Intents' internal Security/Investigation Council (~6 people) used on-chain and off-chain logs to identify a suspect and publicly tweeted 'We have identified you, sir' with a 48-hour return window.

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