The world’s largest NFT platform OpenSea’s Discord channel has been the target of phishers. While it was stated that the effect of the attack was not very large, it was reported that investigations into the attack were still continuing.
Additional high-volume platform across NFT marketplaces OpenSea, last February suffered a cyber attack; In this attack, it belongs to 17 users who are members of the platform. 254 NFTs worth $1.7 million had been stolen. Now the platform seems to have become the target of hackers again.
Accordingly, once again OpenSea cyber attack was announced. Official Discord account with hack phishing thieves OpenSea, which has become its target; It states that it has started to investigate the vulnerability by warning all its users on Twitter.
OpenSea’s official Discord account fell into the hands of identity thieves
OpenSea’s Discord channel fell into the hands of identity thieves. After their cyber-attack, hackers shared a link to a phishing site on the channel, which they said was “allegedly” partnered with YouTube, and their goal was to spread the YouTube community. Engaging in the NFT industry they stated that. Moreover, cyber-attackers have limited numbers of first applicants to the project. whitelist They tried to lure users to phishing sites and lure them in, promising that they would be delivered.
It was revealed that the incident was a phishing, with users reporting the situation on Twitter. attack at least $18,000 NFT reported stolenNo information has yet been shared about how cyber crooks hacked the Discord channel.
Impact of attack ‘limited’
Speaking to The Verge on the subject, OpenSea spokesperson Allie Mackin a statement “Last night, an attacker managed to post malicious links on many of our Discord channels. We noticed the malicious links soon after they were posted and took immediate steps to rectify the situation, including removing the malicious bots and accounts. We also support our community on our Discord via our Twitter support channel. don’t click any links We warned you about it. “ recorded as.
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In addition to all these, Mack noted that they continue to “actively” investigate the attack. “Our preliminary analysis shows that the attack had limited impact. Right now less than 10 affected wallet and less than 10 ETH We are aware of the stolen goods” he adds.
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059715/nft-discord-phishing-opensea-youtube