Over Half of Crypto Tokens Stolen in $610 Million Hack Now Returned, Poly Network Says

Over Half of Crypto Tokens Stolen in $610 Million Hack Now Returned, Poly Network Says
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LONDON—Hackers behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned over half of the $610 million-plus they stole, the cryptocurrency platform targeted by the hack said on Thursday.

Poly Network, a platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, said on Twitter that, as of 0818 GMT, hackers had returned $342 million of the currencies stolen.