Ether rally turns Radiant Capital exploit into $103M windfall for hacker

The hacker behind the Radiant Capital $58 million October 2024 exploit now holds $103 million in Ether since the asset’s price almost doubled.

The trove stolen from decentralized lender Radiant Capital in October 2024 has nearly doubled in value as Ether climbed, blockchain data shows.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Radiant Capital was hacked in mid-October 2024 when the crosschain lending protocol suffered a $58 million cybersecurity breach on BNB Chain and Arbitrum.

Radiant Capital lost about $58 million in the breach. The attacker later swapped proceeds into Ether (ETH) and now holds 21,957 ETH worth about $103 million, according to Lookonchain, up from an estimated $58 million at the time of the exploit.

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