Solana’s Magic Eden attracts more NFT hacks
Earlier today, Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden was believed to have been hacked. Users of the platform were surprised after a compilation page showed pornographic content for adults. In addition, instead of the users’ desired NFTs, images from the prominent sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” were also produced.
Several people pointed out the possibility of a network hack. However, Magic Eden shared a tweet confirming that it was an error from a third-party cacher. In a tweet, the Solana-based NFT marketplace further wrote,
“Hey guys our image provider, a third party service we use to cache images, was compromised. Your NFTs are safe and Magic Eden has not been hacked. Unfortunately, you may have seen some creepy images. Make sure you do a hard update on your browser to fix it.”
Nike crypto brand RTFKT’s COO drops his NFT collection
A phishing scam resulted in the COO of RTFKT, a cryptocurrency brand owned by Nike, losing virtually all of his NFTs. Nikhil Gopalani had a wide selection of NFTs on OpenSea.
The alleged phisher may have used two wallets, according to OpenSea activity. The hacker then proceeded to empty Gopalani’s wallet of NFTs, including double-digit sums of CloneX, RTFKT, Loot Pods, and Crypto Kicks NFTs. These were further valued at more than $175,000 at floor prices. After several withdrawals, the affected wallet currently shows a total asset value of $0.11 on Etherscan.
Further, Gopalani took to Twitter and informed the community about the same.
More phishing scams follow
In addition to Gopalani, some others fell victim to possible phishing scams. Twitter user Cirrus who works at WumboLabs revealed that his Hoodie Punk, Bored Ape Yacht Club [BAYC]and others were stolen.
In addition, another user, CryptoNovo was also not spared. Several NFTs were suddenly transferred.
A Twitter user who used to be a developer who goes by the name “correct” shed further light on what would have happened.
Although the NFT space has been low for some time, fraudsters continue to see the potential in the market.
