Millions of dollars’ worth of tokens stolen from users of the OpenSea NFT marketplace.
Hundreds of non-fungible tokens ( NFTs) have been stolen from the accounts of OpenSea users after a series of successful phishing attacks, it has emerged. The NFT marketplace was alerted to the issue over the weekend when a handful of customers discovered tokens missing from their wallets. Word of the incident quickly spread, causing a stir in the NFT community. In an attempt to calm the panic, OpenSea chief executive Devin Finzer took to Twitter, explaining that the attacks were not the result of a security vulnerability in the platform, but rather a phishing campaign targeting NFT owners. A list compiled by blockchain security company PeckShield suggests that more than 250 NFTs were stolen, including items from popular collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club. Although some have since been recovered, wallet analysis shows the stolen tokens have earned the attacker roughly $1.7 million in sell-on value. NFTs are representations of digital properties such as images or videos, often described as digital collectibles.
