On March 24, the Infini team sent an onchain message to the attacker, citing developer Chen Shanxuan and three unidentified persons with access to wallets involved in the exploit as defendants in the lawsuit. Infini said that the 49.5 million USDC (USDC) traced from the plaintiff’s funds are subject to an ongoing legal dispute and are contentious in nature.“Any subsequent holders of the said crypto assets (if any) once held in those wallets that they cannot claim the status of bona fide purchases without notice of the dispute,” Infini stated. The Hong Kong court sent an injunction order through an onchain message, a method to send legal notices to anonymous crypto wallets containing stolen funds.
It also included a writ of summons that required the defendants to attend the return date hearing. Infini offered a 20% bounty to hackerFollowing the $50 million hack on Feb.24, Infini offered a 20% bounty to the hackers responsible for the attack. In an onchain message, Infini said it had gathered IP and device information about the attackers.
Stablecoin payment platform Infini filed a Hong Kong lawsuit against a developer and several unidentified individuals suspected of involvement in a hack that drained nearly $50 million in crypto assets.
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