# NEAR Intents Pauses Operations After $3.8 Million Exploit, Pledges to Reimburse Users

In Brief: A security breach costing roughly $3.8 million forced NEAR Intents to halt its services. The root cause was a bug in the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure, which enabled unauthorized withdrawals from a BNB Chain hot wallet. NEAR Intents has pledged to cover the losses, and users w

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| Published | 3 October 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/near-intents-pauses-operations-after-3-8-million-exploit-pledges-to-reimburse-users/