Yuga Labs’ BAYC, OtherSide Discord groups breached, over 145 ETH stolen - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
EthereumYuga Labs BAYC, OtherSide Discord groups breached, over 145 ETH stolen06 / 04 / 2022Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin Yuga Labs, the creator of two of the most popular ape-themed nonfungible token (NFT) offerings — Inip na Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and OtherSide — witnessed yet another orchestrated phishing attack with investors losing over 145 Ether (ETH) or nearly $260,000 at the time of writing. OKhotshot, a blockchain detective and a member of the Crypto Twitter community, alerted crypto investors about the compromise of two official Discord groups linked to BAYC and OtherSide NFTs. Seems because Community Manager @BorisVagner got his account breached, which let the scammers execute their phishing attack. Over 145E in was stolen According to OKHotshots investigations, the attack was conducted by hacking into the Discord account of Boris Vagner, community and social manager for Yuga Labs. After gaining unrestricted access to the employee‘s account, scammers shared various phishing links from Vagner’s Discord account into the official BAYC, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) and Otherside groups. Discord message from hackers with phishing link. Source: OkHotshot Many users in the Discord groups, unwary about the ongoing scam, fell for the phishing messages that promised limited-quantity giveaways made available for existing NFT holders — as evidenced