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Hackers Steal 32 NFTs in a New Compromise of Bored Ape Discord Server

Hackers have compromised Bored Ape Yacht Club and OtherSide Metaverse discord stealing 32 NFTs.

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Hackers obtained access to the Discord servers of two Yuga Lab projects, Bored Ape Yacht Club and OtherSide Metaverse, in the early hours of Saturday and stole at least 32 non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

The breach was originally discovered by on-chain analyst OkHotShot, who speculated that the hackers may have gained access to servers since the project’s Community Manager, Boris Vagner, had his account hacked by unknown individuals. The hackers took about 145 ETH ($256,000), according to OkHotShot.

Leading blockchain security firm, PeckShield, also later confirmed that the Bored Ape and OtherSide discord hack did happen.
According to the blockchain firm, the hacker stole 32 NFTs. The stolen NFTs included 1 BAYC, 2 MAYC, 5 Otherdeeds, and 1 BAKC.

After its server was compromised, Gordon Goner, co-founder of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection slammed Discord saying it isn’t working for the Web 3 communities.


BAYC acknowledged the exploit on Twitter, adding, “The team caught and addressed it quickly.”

According to available evidence, the scammers used a phishing attempt to lure unwary Discord channel users with the promise of an exclusive gift.

The hackers were able to enter these users’ accounts when they clicked on the fraudulent link, which they had no idea was harmful.

Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time that attackers have gained access to Bored Ape’s social media accounts. Its Instagram account and Discord channel were hacked earlier this year, resulting in a $13 million loss.

The fact that Bored Ape’s collection is regarded as one of the most valuable assets in the NFT market may explain the frequency of these attacks. Over $2 billion in secondary sales have been documented for the NFT collection.

It’s worth noting that this kind of attack isn’t unheard of in the crypto world. Malicious actors have used various phishing techniques to target several crypto projects.


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