Posted 12/16/2023, 7:42:44 PM
NFT Trader Hacked, $3 Million in Rare Bored Ape and Mutant Ape NFTs Stolen; Hacker Tried to Ransom Tokens Back
- NFT Trader hacked, at least 13 Mutant Ape Yacht Club and 37 Bored Ape tokens stolen along with other NFTs totaling $3 million in losses
- Attack targeted old smart contracts; users urged to revoke access to two addresses that were compromised
- Hack followed by rumors and misinformation on social media; unclear how many hackers involved
- One attacker requested 10% bounty in ETH from victims in exchange for returning stolen NFTs
- In bizarre twist, one victim said attacker returned rare NFT plus $70K+ in ETH