NEAR Intents says it has recovered all of the roughly $3.8 million taken in a security breach on Thursday. The exploiter sent back the full amount. Cointelegraph reported the recovery on Oct 3, 2026.
The return came after the exploiter was identified. NEAR Intents then gave the person 48 hours to respond. The full sum came back after that deadline was set.
The report does not say how the breach happened or who the exploiter is. It also does not say whether the exploiter got anything in exchange for returning the funds. Those details are not yet known.
For anyone holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report names none of these exchanges and gives no information on funding rates, fees or liquidity. All of the stolen money was returned, so the report shows no loss that is still open.
Source: cointelegraph — NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8M after ultimatum to exploiter