In a surprising turn of events, hackers who initially stole $320 million in Bitcoin from Liquid have returned a significant portion of the funds. After exploiting vulnerabilities in Liquid’s bridge nodes, the attackers returned $270 million worth of Bitcoin. Despite this restitution, nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding. Blockstream, the company behind Liquid, communicated with the hackers through an on-chain message, informing them that the vulnerabilities in the bridge nodes had been patched. This incident highlights the ongoing security challenges within the Bitcoin and Lightning Network ecosystems.