Bored Ape warns when Discord was hacked in front of April Fools' secret Airdrops from April Fools

• The official server of the cryptocurrency project "Bored Ape Yacht Club" (BayC) in Messenger Discord was hacked.
• A discord user went to a phishing site and had his mutant ape yacht club-token #8662 worth $ 67423.

The most popular and renowned collection NFT Bored Ape Yacht Club (BayC) reported that your official server was hacked in the Internet Messenger Discord. An unknown fraudster has compromised his webhook and used a malignant tool to shape fake non -fake tokens (NFT) from the popular collection.

"Be careful at the moment. Nothing of a discord. A webhook in our discord was compromised for a short time. We immediately noticed it, but please know that we do not make Aprilcherz-Stealth-Mins/Airdrops etc. Other discords are currently being attacked." -bayc representatives said on Twitter.

watch out for you. At the moment, do not shape anything from a discord. A web hook in our discord was briefly compromised. We noticed it immediately, but please note: We do not do an April Foolers' Mins / Airdrops etc. Other discords are currently also being attacked.

- Bored Ape Yacht Club (@Boredapeyc) 1. April 2022

fraud details

An unknown hacker has managed to publish a phishing link on behalf of the Mutant Ape Kennel Club, which deals with the allocation of exclusive rewards for the release of NFT mutant dogs. A discord user went to the website and had his mutant ape yacht club-token #8662 stealing, which was worth on OPENSEA over 21 ETH ($ 68,900). The data also showed that the token in question was sold on the platform in the last hours.

Security researchers said that a ticketing tool that users checked and notifications were sent over the channel. Researchers said that clicking on malignant links, which users encourage users to create NFTs with limited edition, would lead to an illegal script that could steal a user's NFT and other wall pockets. The Discord BayC server is currently closed for new users.

fraud attack goes on

At the moment, several other NFT-oriented discord servers, especially Doodles, Shamanzs and Nyoki, have reported that similar phishing messages have been seen in their group. The project employees have not yet confirmed this information, but given the situation with BayC, the owners of Doodles should be careful and do not open the links published in Messenger so as not to lose their coins.

also according to the latest information, the Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou NFT lost $ 550,000 in a phishing fraud. The fraudster managed to steal NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection as well as from the Mutant Ape Yacht Club and two NFTS from the doodles.

rip Another person has been the victim of the verified Twitter bayc phishing fraud. This time Jay Chou is a popular music artist in Asia.

over $ 550,000 (169 ETH) on NFTs were stolen. Especially a BayC, Mayc and two doodles.

Here is the address of the fraudster: https://t.co/zfpf1bqoyo pic.twitter.com/jzicrccok7

- zachxbt (@zachxbt) 1. April 2022

on the part of Crypto News Flash we would like to remind readers of the importance of the security of cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency industry is currently growing exponentially. This in turn attracts a variety of fraudsters. Unfortunately, the number of cryptofodie steels has increased lately. Criminals also use other popular social media platforms such as Instagram to look for potential victims. It can only take a second for someone to separate from their assets forever.

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