NFT Artist Beeple Warns Against Inconsistency URL Hijacking That Can Drain Wallets
NFT artist Mike Winkelmann, professionally called Beeple, warned of a Discord server hijack that could drain users’ wallets.
“It appears our discord URLs were hacked to point to a fraudulent discord,” Beeple warned on its Twitter handle on monday. “DO NOT enter that dispute and do not verify, it will empty your wallet!!”
Earlier, Beeple was a victim of a phishing attack after his Twitter account was hacked. In the incident, fraudsters shared a link to a website purporting to be a raffle for the artist’s Louis Vuitton non-fungible token (NFT) collection.
His followers reportedly lost $438,000 in cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
Beeple Marks Discord as “Trash”
This time he has blamed “discord for being rubbish”. NFT trader and influencer maxnaut.eth explained in a tweet that the Discord URL was hijacked and the team did not update it on the operating system until Beeple noticed the incident.
Renowned digital artist Beeple came into the limelight after he sold his piece “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” at a March 2021 Christie’s auction for $69.34 million.
Popular NFT initiatives including Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mars Cats, Homeless Friends and DIPPIES have also faced Discord hijackings.
On-chain analyst and auditor OKHotsot had identified 41 NFT Discord incidents in early June. And on the basis of increased utilization, the platform had specified in a blog post earlier this year that Discord is not alone in reporting such incidents. The general crypto market has posted several scam reports citing research, Discord noted.
Thefts accompanied by crypto scams
According to Comparitech, hacking-related losses in the NFT market will exceed $86 million in 2022, accompanied by increased crypto-attacks.
Notably, Yuga Labs projects have also become targets of Discord hacking, affecting the servers of Bored Apes and Otherside. The Bored Apes Discord service has been hacked more than once. In a separate incident, hackers placed a link to a coin on Bored Ape’s Instagram feed and Discord server using Boris Vagner’s account as a community manager. Once inside, they committed a phishing attack and stole 145 ETH.
A representative for the platform previously commented: “Discord takes the security of all users and communities very seriously. We’re always working to make it harder for attacks like this to happen, and continue to invest in education and tools to protect our users.”
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