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BC Game returns 100,000 DOT to Hyperbridge after court and INTERPOL order
BC Game returned 100,000 DOT to Hyperbridge following a Nigerian Federal High Court order and an INTERPOL request linked to an April 2026 exploit. The platform detected the suspicious deposit on April 13, the day attackers compromised Hyperbridge’s Ethereum‑based Token Gateway, and moved the tokens to its hot wallet two days later, freezing them pending further instructions. Nigeria’s court issued the order on September 22, 2026. The exploit allowed creation of about 1 billion unbacked bridged DOT tokens, with losses initially estimated at $237,000 and later at roughly $2.5 million. Hyperbridge described the token recovery as a milestone, though it has not disclosed distribution plans.