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Hackers stole over $250,000 in Ethereum from Bored Ape Yacht Club

posted onJune 5, 2022
by l33tdawg
Security Affairs
Credit: Security Affairs

Threat actors compromised Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) for the third time this year, they have stolen and sold NFTs, making away with 142 ETH, equivalent to over $250,000. The hacker conducted a phishing attack, they set up a phishing site that impersonated the official BAYC site claiming that BAYC, MAYC and OthersideMeta holders were able to claim a free NFT for a short period of time.

The website was advertised through the official BAYC Discord for a Yuga Labs community manager that was previously hackerd.

“CertiK analysis reveals that this community manager, account –@BorisVagner (“BorisVagner | SBS” on Discord)– posted a message to BAYC’s Discord server with a phishing link that led to the fake site. This then granted the scam the appearance of authenticity and made it easier to dupe the NFT holders.” reads the analysis published by blockchain cybersecurity firm CertiK.

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