Collector lost 16 NFT worth $2.2 million due to phishing – Bits Media

New York digital art fan lost 15 NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club collections, as well as one NFT CloneX, for the total amount $2.2 million.

Art curator at New York gallery Ross+Kramer, collector of unique tokens,
Wrote on Twitter, what became victim of phishing. Hackers stole from him 16 non-fungible tokens from three different collections: all NFT from Bored Ape Yacht Club, seven NFTs from Mutant Ape Yacht Club and one NFT CloneX. The value of the stolen crypto assets is estimated at approximately $2.2 million.

The user clicked on the link, leading to a “phishing contract”, disguised as a genuine NFT application, thereby allowing this contract to spend tokens on its behalf. The attacker has already managed to sell several assigned tokens on the OpenSea platform. For example, NFT CloneX was sold for 17 ETH. The remaining tokens were frozen by the platform at Cramer's request.. He declared, that I learned an important lesson, and advised other collectors to use a hardware wallet, to protect your tokens from theft.

Monkey Kingdom NFT Buyers Suffered from a Phishing Attack Last Week, who lost 7 000 SOL for the amount $1.3 million. According to PhishLabs, in the first half 2021 year, the total volume of phishing attacks in all industries increased by 22%. Previously, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also warned the public about an increase in the number of phishing attacks to steal cryptocurrencies.

Given the rise in popularity of NFTs this year, attackers use this for their own purposes, Therefore, owners of collectible tokens and any other cryptocurrencies should remain vigilant, to avoid costly mistakes.