Collector loses about 16 NFT valued at 593 ETH after phishing attack

The capitalized losses for the affected party are estimated to be close refers to the closing price; similar to the same term used in stock trading. to USD $2.2 million. Among the NFT non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are cryptocurrencies that do not possess the property of fungibility. stolen are items from collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club y CloneX .

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A sad Christmas story, which highlights the importance of being very cautious with the handling of our cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptographic technologies to secure their operation. wallets.

Roban NFT through attack type Phishing when a scammer pretends to be a trusted institution or person to trick people into revealing sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, passwords, banking details, etc., often through a malware link disguised as legitimate.

An art curator and collector of NFT known as ToddKramer.eth on the social network a network refers to all nodes in the operation of a blockchain at any given moment in time. Twitter, revealed that after an attack of type Phishing 16 were taken from him NFT of his prized collection of digital digital technologies are these electronic tools that have the ability to generate, store or even process data. items, including works from such collections asBored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club y CloneX.

I been hacked.
all my apes gone. this just sold please help me

— toddkramer.eth (@toddkramer1) December 30, 2021

According to ToddKramer, the subtraction of the NFT under your property was given when you clicked on an alleged contract in traditional finance, a contract is a binding agreement between two parties. In cryptocurrencies, smart contracts execute functions on the blockchain. that appeared to be from a dApp decentralized application, digital application that runs on a blockchain network and does not rely on a single computer. DApps are free from the control and interference of a central authority. genuine, thereby pretending to authorize the process to make purchases and gain access to other collectibles. This actually served as a way for a hacker to get their hands on your digital items, which they stole and proceeded to sell through the platform. OpenSea.

According to some reports, the attacker stole eight NFT linked to the collectionBored Ape Yacht Club, seven NFT de Mutant Ape Yacht Club and an element linked to CloneX. The value of the stolen items is estimated to be about 593 ETH, with an approximate value of USD $2.2 million.

Despite the fact that the attacker managed to sell some of the NFT mentioned above through OpenSea, the complaint made by the victim allowed the portal’s team to freeze several of these collectibles before they were traded, which will eventually be returned to him.

The importance of safety

Throughout this year the NFT have become highly coveted assets, especially by a large number of collectors interested in this new form of technology-backed art. Blockchain. However, this boom also attracted many bad actors interested in acquiring these assets from highly reputable collections and selling them on secondary markets.

In this sense, scams with supposed “scams” are beginning to proliferate. NFT associated with certain collections, as well as phishing attacks to take control of owners’ wallets.

In the case of ToddKramer, He acknowledged that what happened could have been avoided with certain security the term securities refers to a fungible and tradable financial instrument that carries a type of monetary value. measures, among which he recommends that all interested parties have specialized hardware to keep their assets safe from attacks of this type.