One of the most prestigious NFT collections in the world. Bored Ape Yacht Club one of its former members and owners of NFT, OpenSeaHe sued.
The person in question stated that the NFT trading site OpenSea did not protect him and that he was damaged due to an attack on the platform. The person in question stated that a hacker bought his own BAYC NFT for 0.01 ETH due to this vulnerability.
OpenSea Demands $1 Million
Plaintiff residing in Texas #3745 It is demanding $1 million in damages, as well as the return of BAYC NFT No.
Stating that OpenSea was aware of this vulnerability and that OpenSea did not stop the sale despite the attack, the plaintiff stated that the hacker bought 0.01 ETH. 99 ETH well $250,000 He stressed that he was selling.
Stating that this product is in the 20% part in terms of rarity, the plaintiff stated that this indicates a value of 1 million dollars.
It is also stated in the case file that OpenSea continues to serve instead of closing the platform and fixing these vulnerabilities. A lawsuit of this level has never been brought against OpenSea before and this is definitely a first in the world of DeFi.
So what exactly awaits OpenSea, which is already a centralized platform?
Although it was stated in the lawsuit that this problem was intended to be solved with OpenSea, it was reported that OpenSea did not agree to this and that there had been attacks on the platform before.
OpenSea may be held responsible for the service it provides here and may receive a hefty penalty. However, the return of the NFT in question is impossible if the other party does not want to sell it.