OpenSea, vienas didžiausių NFT turgavietė saw an unprecedented surge since its inception. That said, this rise saw different hiccups on the way that did hinder its growth.
Why always me?
Pareigūnas 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.”
Jame buvo parašyta:
„Bendradarbiaujame su „YouTube“, kad įtrauktume jų bendruomenę į NFT erdvę, ir kartu su jais išleidžiame kalyklos leidimą, kuris leis turėtojams nemokamai sukurti savo projektą ir gauti kitų beprotiškų paslaugų už jo savininką.
The announcement further gave more details as highlighted by Wu blockchain, a famed news agency on 6 May tweet, to highlight this incident.
Oficialus „OpenSea Discord“ buvo nulaužtas ir kartu su „YouTube“ paskelbta nuoroda į sukčiavimo svetainę. Balandžio 1 d. buvo nulaužta daug NFT DISCORD ir buvo paskelbtos sukčiavimo nuorodos. pic.twitter.com/uDbNklIgn3
- „Wu Blockchain“ (@WuBlockchain) Gali 6, 2022
As per the official announcement, the team patvirtino 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“ patvirtino kad buvo išnaudotas NFT prekyvietės Discord kanalas.
#PeckShieldAlert #fishing @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) Gali 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 išnaudojamas 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 žemyn nuo tada.
Būkite atsargūs,
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/