Hackers released a malicious link about an unofficial mint that has managed to steal about USD $13 million in NFT non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are cryptocurrencies that do not possess the property of fungibility. from victims.
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Several dozen tokens (NFTs) of famous collections were stolen on Monday after a malicious actor apparently took control of the account an account is essentially a whose purpose is to track the financial activities of a specific asset/ of Instagram deBored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).
As reported by CoinDesk the official account of Instagram and the Discord discord is a web-based communication tool or application primarily built to enable communication between gamers. de la popular colección NFT de simios fueron pirateadas el lunes. Los piratas informáticos aprovecharon el espacio para promover una supuesta campaña de acuñación de “ lands “for the next metaverse a metaverse is a digital universe that contains all the aspects of the real world, such as real-time interactions and economies. It offers a unique experience to end-users. project fromBored Ape, OthersideMeta which will be launched this week.
The link apparently led BAYC supporters to a malicious campaign that compromised cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptographic technologies to secure their operation. wallets to steal a total of 54 NFT, valued at more than USD $12 million. according to estimates by CoinDesk . The official account of Twitter of theBored Ape alerted users to the scam.
No mintage today. Looks like BAYC’s Instagram was hacked. Don’t mint anything, click on links or link your wallet a place where cryptocurrency users can store, send and receive digital assets. to anything.
????There is no mint going on today. It looks like BAYC Instagram was hacked. Do not mint anything, click links, or link your wallet to anything.
— Bored Ape Yacht Club (@BoredApeYC) April 25, 2022
While Yuga Labs While BAYC, the company that created BAYC, has not provided further details about the incident, some Twitter users are claiming that BAYC’s Discord has also been hacked and dozens of NFTs non-fungible token, a unique non-interchangeable piece of digital content that is stored on a distributed ledger (blockchain). have been stolen.
According to the report of CoinDesk hackers have managed to subtract 24 Bored Apes y 30 Mutant Apes from the victims’ wallets. The media collected data from the recent transfers from OpenSea to affirm this figure . However, he points out that some of the transactions could be the same holders moving their collectibles for security the term securities refers to a fungible and tradable financial instrument that carries a type of monetary value. reasons.
A more recent report byCryptoBriefingwhich points to a address a place where cryptocurrency can be sent to and from, in the form of a string of letters and numbers. de Ethereum a decentralized open-source blockchain with smart contracts functionality. del atacante, asegura que se han robado 91 NFT y calcula las pérdidas en alrededor de USD $2,7 millones.
- Hackers took advantage of ApeCoin launch to steal more than 30 NFT in 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. campaign
- Bored Ape APE token a digital unit designed with utility in mind, providing access and use of a larger crypto economic system. soars 70% and users make gimmicks to claim airdrop a marketing campaign that distributes a specific cryptocurrency or token to an audience.
- Painful mistake? User sold Bored Ape’s NFT estimated at more than 106 ETH for only USD $115
Article by Hannah Estefania Perez / DiarioBitcoin
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