Beeple’s Twitter Account Hacked in Phishing Scam
On May 22nd, the verified Twitter account of Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist known as Beeple, was hacked in a Phishing Scam.
After gaining access to Beeple’s account, the attackers posted a link promising a “raffle” for Beeple’s Louis Vuitton collaboration. News of the hack spread from harry.eth, who shared:
Other Accounts Hacked in $438k Phishing Scam
The link was also shared on the Twitter account of Harry Denley, a security expert at cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask.
The first wallet address showed that victims of the ploy had lost 36 ETH from the attack, While on-chain data showed a second link through which the scammer had amassed stolen ETH and NFTs worth around $365,000.
Stolen NFTs included pieces from ‘Mutant Ape Yacht Club’, ‘VeeFriends’, and ‘Otherdeeds’. In total, the scammer made away with more than $438,000 in NFTs and ETH.
The bad actor proceeded to sell the ill-gotten NFTs on OpenSea, and funneled the stolen ETH into a crypto mixer in an attempt to launder the gains.
On the Flipside
To learn more about ‘Louis: The Game’, check out
‘Louis: The Game’, Hits Landmark 2 Million Downloads
Why You Should Care
Crypto holders have been warned to avoid freebies that seem too good to be true. More often than not, they turn out to be scams.
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Source: Cryptocurrency - investing.com
