The developers of the Ethereum Domain Name System (ENS) were able to return the names received by one of the users during the auction at a lower price due to errors in the code.
As previously reported, the application process at ENS on OpenSea was compromised, which allowed one of the users to get 17 domain names at lower prices than were available to others. The developers of ENS and OpenSea asked him to return the domain names, promising compensation.
As soon as the user claimed the domain names, including apple.eth, the only way ENS and OpenSea could regain control over them was blacklisting domains. The developers offered the hacker 25% of the final price of each of the returned domains after their repeated auction.
Some domain names are quite expensive, for example, the owner of coffeshop.eth asks for 100 ETH or $ 17,000 per domain at the current rate. For 17 domains, a hacker can get a decent reward, depending on the prices of the auction. OpenSea reports that the auction will resume shortly.
“Obviously, the hacker considered that 25% of the cost of domains is a better option than trying to resell them yourself because of their blacklisting. Or maybe he just showed generosity – in any case, we are grateful, ”said Nick Johnson, lead developer of ENS.
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