Did a discord manager steal NFT & Ethereum?

A manager of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) had his Discord account compromised and then used to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of non-fungible tokens (NFT) and Ethereum’s native currency, ether, reports have claimed.

Did You Lose Your NFTS through a fake Mint link?

Some of the users seem to have lost their NFTs through a fake mint link that was sent out to the followers. BREAKING: The official Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram account has been hacked and millions worth of NFTs have reportedly been stolen.

Did a Discord server get hacked?

In the space of an hour, a Twitter post, first from Monkey Kingdom and then from Fractal, informed followers that their Discord servers had been hacked; news of the NFT mints was bogus, the links a phishing fraud. In the case of Fractal, the scammers got away with about $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency.

Why did thieves steal NFT tokens?

Instead, the thieves exploited weaknesses in the infrastructure used to sell the tokens — specifically, the Discord chatrooms where NFT fans gather. It’s a reminder of a persistent weakness in the growing NFT economy, where surprise drops have primed buyers to move fast or risk missing out.