KiloEx exchange exploiter returns all stolen funds after $7.5M hack

Date: 2025-04-18

A hacker behind the $7.5 million KiloEx exploit returned all the stolen funds four days after the attack.Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx had suspended platform operations after suffering the $7.5 million exploit, Cointelegraph reported on April 15.In a surprising turn of events, the wallet address behind the exploit has returned all of the stolen cryptocurrency loot to the DEX. “#KiloEx exploiter -labeled addresses have returned ~$5.5M worth of cryptos to #KiloEx,” according to an April 18 X post from blockchain security platform PeckShieldAlert.Minutes after the transfer occurred, KiloEx announced the full recovery of all the stolen funds, the exchange wrote in an April 18 X post.Source: KiloExThe unexpected repayment occurred after Ki...

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