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White hat hacker recovers $2M in Ether locked for 9 years in failed 2016 ICO contract

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01 Jun 2026
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A white hat hacker unlocked 1,003 ETH (about $2 million) trapped in a failed 2016 Hong Coin ICO smart contract due to a bug that blocked refunds for nearly a decade. The flaw was an integer overflow in an admin function that prevented automatic refunds after the ICO missed its funding goal. Working with the original project creators, the hacker enabled 48 investors to reclaim their funds, marking a rare recovery of long-locked crypto assets. This case highlights growing efforts by security researchers to protect and return trapped cryptocurrency funds.

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