Hacks remain common in the crypto space, with over $320 million in digital assets lost in the first quarter of 2023. However, recent hacks proved that some exploiters are willing to return assets in exchange for a prize, a process that some describe as a bug bounty program with a criminal twist.
In April alone, at least three incidents of hackers returning exploited funds were witnessed in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. On April 4, the Euler Finance team was able to recover $176.4 million after offering the hacker 10% of the stolen funds.