BAYC tells users to avoid Discord’s platform for minting NFTs as the platform was briefly compromised via a ticketing tool and affected other NFT projects so let’s read more today in our latest cryptocurrency news.
The official channel of the Bored Ape Yacht Club on Discord was hit by a malicious tool that aimed to trick users into minting fake NFTs from the popular Bored ape Collection as the company noted:
“Do not mint anything from any Discord right now. A webhook in our Discord was briefly compromised. We caught it immediately but please know: we are not doing any April Fools stealth mints/airdrops etc.”
STAY SAFE. Do not mint anything from any Discord right now. A webhook in our Discord was briefly compromised. We caught it immediately but please know: we are not doing any April Fools stealth mints / airdrops etc. Other Discords are also being attacked right now.
— Bored Ape Yacht Club 🍌 (@BoredApeYC) April 1, 2022
The security researchers said that a ticketing tool that verifies users and pushed channel-wide notifications was compromised. Clicking on the link that enticed the users to mint a limited edition NFT will lead to an illicit script that can steal a user’s NFT and other wallet information. A few other NFT Discord servers like Shamanzs, Doodles, Nyoki use the same tool using similar phishing messages. BAYC’s Discord channel is closed to new members and one single NFT from BAYC’s Mutant Ape collection was stolen so far. BAYC tells users to avoid Discord for now and ApeCoin dropped by 8.3% over the past day amid a drop in the crypto market. BTC lost support at $45,000 while ETH Slid as much as 5%.
Both of the phishing sites are very similar. It has to be the same group behind Doodles & BAYC. pic.twitter.com/2CAMpmufeX
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 1, 2022
As recently reported, Madonna entered the Metaverse as she purchased a new BAYC NFT. The 63-yer old pop star announced that she is entering the Metaverse after acquiring a Bored ape NFT valued at about half a million dollars. She purchased ape #4988 which is a six-trading DMT primate that has a sleeveless logo tee and an S&M hat. MoonPay is the crypto custodian and payments processor that serves as a concierge service for the celebrities that want to buy NFTs and it was behind the latest transaction as well. The company launched MoonPay Concierge which is a new service for high-net-worth individuals that are interested in buying crypto and high-value NFTs. Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kevin Hart are among the most popular clients.
The latest data on the NFT marketplace OpenSea revealed that MoonPay acquired 180 ETH ten days ago and got transferred to the singer’s wallet on March 23rd. Despite the high-profile artists tapping the world of NFTs, many fans of Madonna’s Instagram post were not happy and some even called it a disappointing move
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