ZKSync recovers stolen funds after hacker accepts bounty

ZKSYNC has recovered more than $ 5 million from tokens after a pirate accepted a 10% bonus in exchange for the return of 90% of stolen assets.

On April 23, Zksync announced on X that the pirate had cooperated and returned the stolen tokens in the 72-hour “Safe Harbor” window. The ZKSYNC Security Council now holds the recovered tokens, and governance will decide what to do with it.

THE hackwhich took place on April 15, involved a compromised administration key which allowed the attacker to strike around 111 million ZK tokens, worth around 5 million dollars, from reserves of un demanded air departure. According to Zksync, only three specific air contracts were affected by vulnerability. Basic protocol systems and user funds have not been affected.

The platform also confirmed that all the distributor contracts involved were already capped, no new jet could be struck using this feat. User funds, basic contracts and governance have all been fully kept safe.

In response to hack, Zksync issuing A message to the pirate on April 21, offering an agreement to return 90% of stolen funds and keep 10% as a bonus. In addition, Matter Labs, the current single sequencer of the Zksync era, has implemented transaction filtering to block the activity of compromised addresses.

This temporary measure was implemented because the feat had a direct link with the tokens related to governance. Centralized checks like this are possible in the deployment phase of step 0 of the ZKSYNC era. However, the team stressed that filters could be deleted at any time by governance.

The pirate seems to have conforms, returning nearly 45 million ZK tokens and more than 1,700 Ethereum (Ethn) Will soften by the Security Council. Recovery marks a rare victory in a sector where many hacks Do not solve. A final investigation report is expected soon.