Hackers broke into Bored Ape Yacht Club’s official Instagram and made off with nearly $3 Million worth of stolen NFTs:
in subsequent tweets that, upon discovering the hack, it had immediately alerted the community and removed the links to the compromised Instagram account from its platforms.Once BAYC regained control of the account, they opened an investigation, with support from Instagram, into how the hacker gained access., and emphasized: “You need to contact us first—anybody contacting you first is not us. We will NOT reach out to anyone over email first, and we will NEVER ask for your seed phrase.
Thieves had hacked his digital wallet and made off with at least 15 artworks—including five from the high-profile Bored Ape Yacht Club collection—worth an estimated $2.2 million. The works were reportedly stolen from Kramer’s “hot wallet,” a tool that is continually connected to the internet, as opposed to the more secure, physical “cold wallet,” which must be plugged in to connect to the web. With the help of community members and online activists, Kramer managed to recover some of the works.
A few weeks ago, a hacker also gained access to the Bored Ape Discord server via a phishing link placed in one of the channels. It resulted in the theft of at least one Bored Ape NFT. The BAYC team said in a tweet that it had caught the issue immediately but warned users not to mint any NFTs using a Discord link. It also reminded users that it had no plans for any April Fools Day stealth mints.
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