{"id":42420,"date":"2021-08-18T20:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ok-so-you-stole-600m-plus-from-us-how-about-you-be-our-chief-security-advisor-poly-network-asks-thief\/"},"modified":"2021-08-18T20:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:29:37","slug":"ok-so-you-stole-600m-plus-from-us-how-about-you-be-our-chief-security-advisor-poly-network-asks-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ok-so-you-stole-600m-plus-from-us-how-about-you-be-our-chief-security-advisor-poly-network-asks-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"OK, so you stole $600m-plus from us, how about you be our Chief Security Advisor, Poly Network asks thief"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mysterious thief who stole $600m-plus in cryptocurrencies from Poly Network has been offered the role of Chief Security Advisor at the Chinese blockchain biz.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a rollercoaster ride lately for Poly Network. The outfit builds software that handles the exchange of crypto-currencies and other assests between various blockchains. Last week, it confirmed a miscreant had drained hundreds of millions of dollars in digital tokens from its platform by exploiting a security weakness in its design.<\/p>\n

After Poly Network urged netizens, cryptoexchanges, and miners to reject transactions<\/a> involving the thief’s wallet addresses, the crook started giving the digital money back \u2013 and at least $260m of tokens have been returned<\/a>. The company said it has maintained communication with the miscreant, who is referred to as Mr White Hat.<\/p>\n