Nifty Gateway reported security issues for some users' accounts – Bits Media

Popular trading platform of collection tokens (NFT) Nifty Gateway reported, that some users are faced with the "capture of accounts", theft and purchase of NFT from a credit card without their knowledge.

According to Nifty Gateway, Popular market insane tokens, A small group of platform users collided with the "capture of accounts". The victims claimed, that they either stolen NFT, or NFT were purchased using data from a credit card, And then stolen.

One user claims, that I lost NFT in an amount more $150 000. Another user declares, that someone used the data of his credit card to buy NFT worth more than $10 000, and his previously purchased NFT were stolen. In his statement, Nifty Gateway notes:

“We continue to analyze the situation, But our initial assessment shows, that the number of users encounters is small, None of the touched accounts touched by two -factor authentication was included, and access was obtained using real accounting data ".

Dwukhfactor Authentication (2FA) Currently not obligatory for Nifty Gateway, But it can change. Co -founder Nifty Gateway Gryffin Cock Foster (Griffin Cock Foster) wrote on the social network Twitter:

“Several users have become the target of attackers, Their passwords were compromised. Make sure, What is your 2FA is on - this will prevent such situations in the future. We are actively studying the possibility of introducing a mandatory two -factor authentication for all, Who made the purchase ".

Note, that the popularity of NFT has increased sharply in recent months. Recently, the picture of the artist Beeple was sold in the form of NFT token for $69.3 million.