OpenSea phishing leads to theft of millions of dollars' worth of NFTs
OpenSea, an online marketplace dedicated to trading NFTs, has been the victim of a phishing attack that has resulted in the theft of hundreds of tokens worth more than $1.7 million, as confirmed by the company's CEO.
The company itself, through its official Twitter account, clarifies that 17 users have been affected (32 were initially reported) and that they were tricked into signing a partial contract that transferred ownership of the NFTs without payment.
References:
- 20/02/2022 twitter.com Comunicado CEO OpenSea (I)
- 20/02/2022 twitter.com Comunicado CEO OpenSea (II)
- 21/02/2022 twitter.com Comunicado OpenSea
- 21/02/2022 bleepingcomputer.com OpenSea users lose $2 million worth of NFTs in phishing attack
- 21/02/2022 zdnet.com Scam artists swindle NFTs worth 'millions' in OpenSea phishing attack
- 21/02/2022 xataka.com Resulta que los NFTs también se pueden robar: un phishing se lleva 1,7 millones de dólares de OpenSea
- 21/02/2022 genbeta.com OpenSea sufre un ataque de phishing y roban NFTs por valor de más de 1,7 millones de dólares: así hackearon este gran mercado
- 21/02/2022 europapress.es Roban 1,7 millones de dólares en NFT en OpenSea tras un ataque de 'phishing'