Aurora developer suggests NEAR Intents hacker may have prior hack, hopes they will use bug bounties
Aurora developer Alex (@AlexAuroraDev) said he hopes the NEAR Intents hacker will reconsider and use bug bounties in the future, in remarks published by journalist Laura Shin on October 8, 2026. Asked whether the hacker had carried out a hack in the past, he replied 'You might be reading this correctly,' suggesting the hacker may have been responsible for an earlier incident. The remarks do not describe the underlying hack itself.
Aurora developer Alex (@AlexAuroraDev) said he hopes the NEAR Intents hacker will reconsider and use bug bounties in the future, in remarks published by journalist Laura Shin on October 8, 2026. Asked whether the hacker had carried out a hack in the past, he replied 'You might be reading this correctly,' suggesting the hacker may have been responsible for an earlier incident. The remarks do not describe the underlying hack itself.
Key facts
- Aurora developer Alex (@AlexAuroraDev) said, 'I hope that we were able to influence the hacker to reconsider what they have been doing and hopefully they will be using bug bounties in the future,' regarding the NEAR Intents hacker.
- Asked whether the NEAR Intents hacker has carried out a hack in the past, AlexAuroraDev responded, 'You might be reading this correctly,' indicating the hacker may have been responsible for an earlier hack.
- The remarks were published by journalist Laura Shin in posts on October 8, 2026.
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Laura Shin@laurashinPost on X ·
"I hope that we were able to influence the hacker to reconsider what they have been doing and hopefully they will be using bug bounties in the future," @AlexAuroraDev on the NEAR Intents hacker. https://t.co/vaKVdvjEn2
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Laura Shin@laurashinPost on X ·
"You might be reading this correctly," @AlexAuroraDev on whether the NEAR Intent hacker has carried out a hack in the past. https://t.co/vaKVdvkccA
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