NEAR Intents Recovers $3.8 Million in Stolen Funds Following Exploit

Key Facts

1Approximately $3.8 million in funds lost in the NEAR Intents exploit has been returned.

2The protocol confirmed its previous commitment to cover all users affected by the exploit.

Approximately $3.8 million in funds lost in a recent NEAR Intents protocol exploit has been successfully returned. Altcoin Buzz reported that the recovery followed an ultimatum issued to the hacker, who was given a 48-hour deadline by the Aurora team to return the assets or face legal and technical consequences. The stolen funds were transferred back through designated recovery addresses on the Bitcoin, BNB Chain, and Solana networks.

The protocol confirmed its previous commitment to cover all users affected by the exploit, which had briefly disrupted services across 11 different networks. This recovery directly benefits the protocol's balance sheet, as management had already pledged to fund reimbursements regardless of the recovery outcome. The focus remains on the restoration of the protocol's cross-chain deposit and withdrawal infrastructure.