Otvoreno more, jedan od najvećih NFT tržište saw an unprecedented surge since its inception. That said, this rise saw different hiccups on the way that did hinder its growth.
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zvanični OpenSea Discord hacked and posted a link to a phishing site in partnership with YouTube. Scammers hacked the main OpenSea Discord server and started publishing fake collaboration announcements. This was followed by a link to a free version of the “YouTube Genesis Mint Pass.”
To glasi:
„Udružili smo se sa YouTube-om da dovedemo njihovu zajednicu u NFT prostor, i sa njima objavljujemo propusnicu koja će omogućiti vlasnicima da besplatno kovaju svoj projekat zajedno sa dobijanjem drugih ludih uslužnih programa za njihovo vlasništvo.”
The announcement further gave more details as highlighted by Wu blockchain, a famed news agency on 6 May tweet, to highlight this incident.
Zvanični OpenSea Discord je hakovan i postavio je link do phishing stranice u partnerstvu sa youtube-om. Dana 1. aprila, veliki broj blue-chip NFT DISCORD-a je hakovan i postavljen je phishing linkove. pic.twitter.com/uDbNklIgn3
- Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) Može 6, 2022
As per the official announcement, the team potvrđeno this incident. ‘We are currently investigating a potential vulnerability in our Discord, please do not click on any links in the Discord.’
After several tweets in regards to the incident, PeckShield potvrđeno that the Discord channel of the NFT marketplace had been exploited.
#PeckShieldAlert #phishing @opensea discord is exploited, youtubenft[.]art is the phishing site. Do *NOT* fall prey to it! https://t.co/RAcRjEfuub pic.twitter.com/rjqMpTnpjW
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) Može 6, 2022
Although, there’s no official confirmation whether anyone fell prey to the scam. But, the event did create major concerns- here’s why. The giant NFT marketplace was iskorišten earlier this year as well. Reports claimed that the exploiter swiped $1.8 million worth of digital art. The company later promised to reimburse all affected users.
Overall, the end of 2021 and early 2022 saw the marketplace breaking record after record in terms of monthly volumes and NFTs sold. But things have been going spust od tada.
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Sadly, these kinds of attacks persist in the NFT space and some individuals continue to fall for them. The number of funds flowing into NFT projects made it a prime target for hackers. Clearly, they have had a lucrative time of it and so employ these tactics.
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/latest-phishing-attempt-on-opensea-heres-what-investors-need-to-be-wary-of/