{"id":61092,"date":"2022-05-06T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=61092"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:06:09","slug":"hacker-hijacks-opensea-discord-server-to-promote-nft-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/hacker-hijacks-opensea-discord-server-to-promote-nft-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker hijacks OpenSea Discord server to promote NFT scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unknown hacker compromised the OpenSea NFT marketplace&#8217;s Discord server and published a link to a phishing site. PeckShield researchers said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/phishing?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#phishing<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@opensea<\/a> discord is exploited, youtubenft[.]art is the phishing site. Do *NOT* fall prey to it! <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/RAcRjEfuub\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/RAcRjEfuub<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjqMpTnpjW\\\">pic.twitter.com\/rjqMpTnpjW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/1522505784428761088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">May 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An announcement posted on the channel announced a collaboration between the platform and the video hosting service YouTube as part of a limited-edition NFT series. Users were invited to follow a link that visually resembled the real domain of the service.<\/p>\n<p>OpenSea confirmed the breach and urged users:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u00abWe are currently examining a potential vulnerability in our Discord; please do not click any links.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As of writing, investigators continue to probe the incident. Details and potential losses have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Do not click links in our Discord. <\/p>\n<p>We are continuing to investigate this situation and will share information as we have it. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/jgtHcXifer\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/jgtHcXifer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OpenSea Support (@opensea_support) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea_support\/status\/1522521912341008384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">May 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In February, hackers used a compromised Discord server of the Moschi Mochi NFT collection and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hackers-steal-nfts-worth-about-2-7-million-from-collector-larry-loulit\">stole 13 tokens worth $2.7 million<\/a> from collector Larry Loulita.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a phishing attack via a Discord breach affected the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hacker-steals-790000-from-rare-bears-nft-holders\">NFT project Rare Bears<\/a>. Users lost 179 tokens worth about $790 000.<\/p>\n<p>In April, an unknown <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hacker-breaches-baycs-instagram-account\">placed a phishing link<\/a> on the hacked Instagram account of the Bored Ape Yacht Club project. According to PeckShield, the hacker&#8217;s haul totaled 765.3 ETH and 91 collectible tokens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unknown hacker compromised the OpenSea NFT marketplace&#8217;s Discord server and published a link to a phishing site. 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