According to CoinMeta, the NEAR Intents attacker has responded, and the wallet has received 1 BNB. They also included a message saying, "Willing to cooperate, please reply for further contact." This sending address is marked as " NEAR Intents Exploiter 1" on BNBScan and has previously been confirmed by ZachXBT to be one of the main addresses related to this attack. This response appeared within the 48-hour window provided by Alex Aurora, indicating a possibility of cooperation, the return of funds, and the potential for a reward. If negotiations proceed smoothly, the attack incident may develop in a direction towards recovery rather than long-term money laundering.