[NEAR Intents Hit by $3.8 Million Attack, Hacker Given 48 Hours to Return Funds] Odaily Planet Daily reports that NEAR Intents has identified the attacker responsible for the loss of user funds and has demanded the return of $3.8 million through a 'responsible disclosure' mechanism within 48 hours. If the deadline is missed, this window will be closed. NEAR Intents suspended services on Thursday after discovering a vulnerability in the interaction between the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and its smart contracts. Preliminary investigations revealed that the attack resulted in the theft of $3.8 million in user funds, and the platform has pledged to fully compensate affected users. On-chain investigator ZachXBT disclosed that the stolen funds have been transferred to the KuCoin exchange and subsequently bridged into Bitcoin. (Cointelegraph)