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ZKSync Security Committee Initiates 10% Bounty Negotiation with Hackers: The committee states that as of the release of this announcement on Ethereum, the hacker's refund window has opened, valid for 72 hours. It is clearly stated that after the full recovery of the stolen ZK tokens and ETH before the deadline, ZKSync will publicly announce a solution and provide transparency to the community regarding the progress. If the refund is not completed by the deadline, the team will take legal measures, report the details of the incident to law enforcement, and initiate a comprehensive criminal investigation to firmly safeguard the platform's asset security and user rights.
This theft incident traces back to April 15, caused by the leakage of the administrator account's private key, resulting in the theft of tokens included in three specific Merkle distribution contracts for the ZK token issuance in June 2024. After the incident, the platform promptly activated its emergency response mechanism to fully track the flow of funds, striving to minimize user losses, and seeks to develop the situation positively through this negotiation action.