A Paris court cleared two persons who had attacked the Platypus decentralized finance (DeFi) system, according to a Friday article in the French daily Le Monde.Due to the exploit, which saw $9 million worth of cryptocurrency taken, the two were detained in February.Later on in the month, Platypus announced plans to reimburse subscribers for at least 63% of the total amount, having retrieved a portion of that amount.
After Mohammed M, one of the hackers who was named by Le Monde, claimed to have engaged in good faith and to be a “ethical hacker” who took the “endangered funds” to be later restored to the protocol, the court decided not to press charges.Per the report, he had hoped to receive a bonus equivalent to 10% of the entire amount that the corporation had taken.
The criminal accusations against the accused of money laundering and receiving stolen funds were purportedly withdrawn by the court since they were not proven in court.The court stated that Platypus may still file charges in the civil court against the suspects.