Bitfinex team is offering a reward in the amount of $3.6 million (~5900 bitcoin or 5% of the amount stolen ) to anyone who can help to return the funds to the accounts of users of the exchange.
Zan Taket , community Manager Bitfinex, published this ad in social networks. People, group of people, which will help to return the stolen funds or will be able to provide very valuable information will be rewarded accordingly. If these people/groups will be few, the bonus will be prorated among all.
There are a few logical explanations for this action:
1. There is a good chance that a group of hackers, I don't think a single hacker could have pulled that off, something not divided among themselves, and there are always people who will think that he did more than his colleagues. Statistics show that in 37% of cases and occurs more not with money purpose, and the moral (theft, Bank robberies). It is more a psychological attack.
2. Bitfinex really are in deep chocolate crater. Programmers are unable to trace the hackers. This action can be compared with the cry of despair, suddenly someone will be able to help them.
Where will they get the 5% and will pay, I do not need to explain.