OpenSea's Discord channel just got hacked, wherein spambots took over the official account of the largest NFT marketplace on the planet to spread a malicious YouTube NFT scam.
OpenSea's Discord Hack
As per a news story by FX Empire, OpenSea has already confirmed the recent hacking incident that compromised its very own Discord channel to roll out phishing links to its followers.
The news outlet added that blockchain security accounts, namely Serpent and PeckShieldAlert, have also initially verified the OpenSea Discord hack.
Serpent, one of the first to warn against the phishing campaign on the hacked OpenSea Discord, posted a screenshot of spambots taking over the official channel of the NFT marketplace.
YouTube NFT Scam
The spambots were specifically posting links redirecting users to a page that goes by the sketchy and misleading name "youtubenft.art."
According to the latest report by The Verge, the bot claimed in its announcement on the discord channel that both YouTube and OpenSea joined forces to debut the "YouTube Genesis Mint Pass."
It tried to attract users to click the phishing link by saying that the free NFT drop is only limited to a hundred. The spambots also touted that the latest drop has "insane utility," enticing Discord users to instantly get their hands on it before it vanishes into thin air.
As it turns out, the blockchain security tracking firm, PeckShield, ruled out that the link posted by the bots on the Discord channel of OpenSea is a phishing website.
The page has been taken down and is inaccessible as of writing.
On top of that, OpenSea told Discord users to stop clicking links on its channel. The NFT marketplace also added that an investigation of the hacking incident is still ongoing.
The spokesperson of OpenSea, Allie Mack, told The Verge that it "continues to actively investigate this attack," adding that it will keep its whole community posted once relevant info arises.
OpenSea Discord Hack: How Much Was Stolen?
The OpenSea spokesperson also claimed that the hacking incident only left a "limited impact," at least according to their preliminary analysis.
If we're going to be more specific, OpenSea states that only ten wallets have been affected by the phishing campaign. Thus, the attackers likely only stole about 10 ETH in total.
However, The Verge noted in its story that a suspicious NFT sale on the marketplace appears to be worth roughly more than $18,000.
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Written by Teejay Boris
