OpenSea revealed details of hacking the platform

The platform’s representative denied the information about the theft of $200 million

22.02.2022 - 10:40

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What’s new? NFT marketplace OpenSea has revealed details of the hacking of the platform. The company’s co-founder Devin Finzer denied rumors of a $200 million loss on Twitter, with about $1,7 million in ETH in the attacker’s wallet. The fraudster’s actions have affected 17 users. According to the platform’s representatives, the hacker attack has now ended. There has been no activity against the malicious contract for more than a day.

Importantly, rumors that this was a $200 million hack are false. The attacker has $1.7 million of ETH in his wallet from selling some of the stolen NFTs.— Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) (@dfinzer) February 20, 2022

How did the attacker manage to hack into the platform? According to the cybersecurity company PeckShield, the hacker sent fake messages to the OpenSea users about switching to a new smart contract. The email contained a phishing link that collected users’ personal data when activated.

What other tricks do hackers use? It was previously reported that cybercriminals have started using the BloodOTPbot telegram bot for phishing and hacking crypto wallets. ESET Threat Intelligence also reported that in 2021, malware for mining began spreading through NFTs and mobile applications. The hackers usually put the virus in gaming tokens that supposedly give bonuses in the virtual world.

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