It would be interesting if this was an inside job.  I guess the question would then be are they throwing some type of hail mary pass hoping that they are able to recover funds lost as other currencies tank from this mess, or are they just trying to secure their own bags as they fly away to 3rd world countries?  I have a hard time believing some hacker is stepping up to try and recover user funds, and knowing what we know about Sam and his girlfriend now, I think we can say that they're likely to do whatever benefits them the most, which is stealing the funds and disappearing. 

At least this is the good thing about crypto.  This situation blew up in their faces and suddenly the democrat god of altruism has lost his robe and be shown to be a naked scammer with the support of America's current administration.  Still, liberals will refuse to accept what is playing out right in front of their eyes.