The Discord server of the artist Beeple was subjected to a phishing attack

Artist Mike Winkelmann announced the hacking of a URL link on his official Discord server. During the transition, users redirected to a fraudulent channel.

“Do not go to this discord and do not verify https://gagarin.news/ru/news/michael-saylor-doesnt-care-about-crypto-winter-wants-more-btc/ , it will devastate your wallet!”, He warned.

A few hours before his message to suspicious actions with the artist’s official channel, the user drew attention to the nickname MaxNaut.ETH. He turned to Winkelmann on Twitter and said that on the Opensea marketplace to his NFT collection Beeple: EVERYDAYS-The 2020 Collection attached a link to Discord scammers.

According to the posted screenshot, users were invited to confirm the account through the bot, but the actions led to the devastation of the Collabland wallet.

“Probably your Discord URL is hacked, and the team did not update it in the OS. You need to change this as soon as possible, or people will suffer, ”MaxNaut called.ETH.

He later said that Beeple seemed to “reacted and corrected” the problem.

The artist himself accused Discord, calling the platform “garbage”. Cybersecurity experts did not agree with his opinion. According to them, we are more about the incorrect management of the URL addresses with the Beeple team.

In May, hackers hacked the Discord servers of the NFT project Bored Yacht Club and placed phishing links. Digital assets in the amount of 200 ETH (~ $ 359,000 at that time) became the prey of attackers. Losses of users as a result of the last attack on Beeple are unknown.

In the same month, hackers hacked the artist’s Twitter account. They published phishing links to a site allegedly dedicated to the Beeple collaboration from Louis Vuitton Fashion House. In total, the attackers earned ~ $ 438,000 in digital assets.

Recall that in March 2021, Beeple sold at the Christie’s Avenue EVERYDAYS: The First 5000 DAYS in the form of NFT for $ 60.3 million. Together with fees, the buyer paid $ 69.3 million.

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