Near Intents Exploiter 1 Wires the $3.8M Home Before the Deadline
The return landed on BNB Chain at 16:15:28 UTC. A Bitcoin address tied to it got 34.59 BTC, and NEAR Intents says all of it is back.
A wallet labelled Near Intents Exploiter 1 sent the $3.8 million back on BNB Chain[1]. The transfer was confirmed at 16:15:28 UTC on October 2, 2026[2]. A Bitcoin address tied to the return got 34.59 BTC on October 2, between 14:31 and 15:05 UTC[3].
NEAR Intents said the full $3.8 million taken in its breach was back[4]. It came in ahead of the October 4 deadline it set[4]. The return came with a message from the attacker[2]. The money moved on the exploiter’s clock, with the exploiter’s note attached.
What to do: no action needed — NEAR Intents says the full $3.8 million taken in its breach is back[4].
Who gains, who loses
Receipts
The BNB Chain transfer originated from a wallet labeled “Near Intents Exploiter 1.”
“On BNB Chain, blockchain explorers documented a confirmed transfer at 16:15:28 UTC originating from a wallet labeled “Near Intents Exploiter 1”.”
A BNB Chain return transaction for the NEAR Intents funds was confirmed at 16:15:28 UTC on October 2, 2026.
“The return transaction on BNB Chain was confirmed at 16:15:28 UTC on October 2, 2026, featuring an input message from the attacker.”
The designated Bitcoin recovery address received 34.59 BTC between 14:31 and 15:05 UTC on October 2, 2026.
“According to the analyst’s data, the Bitcoin address received 34.59 BTC during a window between 14:31 and 15:05 UTC on October 2, 2026.”
NEAR Intents reported that the entire $3.8 million drained in its security breach was recovered before the October 4 deadline.
“The protocol recovered the entire $3.8 million drained well ahead of the deadline set for October 4, 2026.”
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