In February 2022, scammers stole hundreds of NFTs from OpenSea users with 254 tokens stolen during the attack. Approximately three hours later, the heist was estimated to be worth more than $1.7 million.
Despite the fact that the contract order details were left blank, victims were duped into signing an online contract to trade tokens.
Once the authorization signature was in place, attackers filled in the contract details without the victim's knowledge. As a result, the attackers gained ownership of the NFT.
It's believed this attack was the result of phishing, perhaps through an email asking for contract signatures.
This is just one scenario. Some notable tricks include:
Crypto Wallet Security Cracking: Many people avoid phishing scams, but what if someone sends you a free NFT? Your crypto wallet could be compromised if you accept it.
Fake NFT Support on Discord: Attackers lurked on the instant messaging platform waiting for someone to ask a support question.
NFT Theft and Digital Art Scams
Redline Malware Scam
Tweet Theft
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