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OpenSea Discord server hacked – NFT marketplace warns of phishing attempt

 


The Discord channel of the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea was hacked, after which the attackers subsequently spread a fraudulent message about an alleged partnership with the video platform YouTube.


As a screenshot from Friday shows , the verbatim "fake news" was posted in connection with a link to a phishing site in the OpenSea channel. Shortly thereafter, the NFT marketplace warned on Twitter that its own Discord server had been taken over by hackers. Users were urged not to click the link in question or any other links in the channel.



To lend legitimacy to their scam attempt, the hackers claimed in their post that OpenSea "partnered with YouTube" to bring the video platform's community into the NFT market. Allegedly, as part of the cooperation, users would even have the opportunity to mine projects free of charge.


Apparently, the attackers were able to hijack the Discord server for an extended period of time because, in order to give credence to their original post, they tried to create a real "last minute panic" by repeatedly posting the fraudulent link in subsequent posts and stating that 70 % of the alleged supply quantity of the fake project would already be sold out.


In addition, the scammers promised that YouTube would give OpenSea users who purchase the alleged NFTs "incredible added value" on the video platform. As with a typical scam, they emphasized that the offer was a one-off and would not be repeated at any later date.



At press time, on-chain data shows that 13 wallets are believed to have fallen for the scam, with the biggest loss being an NFT worth 3.33 ETH, or just under $9,000.


Initial analyzes suggest that the attackers were able to gain access to the Discord channel via so-called webhooks. A webhook is a specific plugin that can be used to query information from online platforms in real time. Illegal access via WebHooks is becoming increasingly attractive for hackers, as it is relatively easy to spread false data from official servers in this way.


The Discord server from OpenSea is therefore not the only one that has been hijacked via WebHooks. The channels of the NFT collections Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles and KaijuKings have also been abused via such attacks for phishing scams.

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