The exploit was caused by a bug in how the NEAR Intents smart contract interacted with Omni's deposit and withdrawal infrastructure. The company has patched the vulnerability and pledged full compensation for all losses. While core services and near.com have resumed operations, deposits and withdrawals on 11 networks, including Polygon, TON, and Avalanche, will remain suspended for approximately 12 hours while Omni infrastructure fixes are completed.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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North Korea's Lazarus Group Linked to $3.8M NEAR Intents Hack
Crypto19 days ago
The token $NEAR dropped 7% after security firms attributed a recent security breach of the NEAR Intents platform to the Lazarus Group. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT and PeckShield reported that a North Korean actor drained roughly $3.865 million from a BSC hot wallet via several irregular outflows starting at 09:13 AM UTC on October 1. The stolen funds were immediately routed to Kucoin and bridged to Bitcoin.
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