Claiming to be "white-hats" here is entirely incorrect. That's not how ethical hackers behave, regardless of intent. True white-hats disclose responsibly and DO NOT hold assets hostage. This is rogue, gray-hat behavior far outside typical ethical constraints.
JUST IN: 4,000 Bitcoin worth $320 million withdrawn following Liquid Network hack.
The hacker is now communicating with network maintainers through on-chain Bitcoin transactions & intends to return the $BTC after the vulnerability is fixed.