NFTs Worth Over $27,000 Stolen Via Malware Wrapped in Google Ads, Victim Loses Life Savings

NFTs nearly $30,000 (roughly Rs. 24 lakh) have reportedly been stolen from an NFT influencer, who goes by the pseudonym ‘NFT God' on Twitter.

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The influencer has claimed that his wallet full of digital collectibles was drained in a hack attack.

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Valuable NFTs worth nearly $30,000 (roughly Rs. 24 lakh) were drained out of his wallet, after he engaged with a sponsored advertisement on Google's search engine, that replicated an open-source video streaming software which the victim was searching for in the first place.

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Along with the costliest Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT, a bunch of other NFTs amounting to ETH 19 amounting upto over Rs. 24 lakh have been reported stolen, as per Etherscan.

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The verified Twitter account of ‘NFT God', that has over 91,000 followers, mostly from the crypto community, posted about the incident warning others against being scammed.

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“My Twitter was hacked. I pop open the OpenSea bookmark of my ape and there it is. A completely different wallet listed as the owner. I knew at that moment it was all gone. Everything. All my crypto and NFTs ripped from me,” the influencer tweeted.

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NFTs Worth Over $27,000 Stolen Via Malware Wrapped in Google Ads, Victim Loses Life Savings

Cybersecurity firm Cyble last week alerted people that a phishing scam was spreading via Google Ads.

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NFTs nearly $30,000 (roughly Rs. 24 lakh) have reportedly been stolen from an NFT influencer, who goes by the pseudonym ‘NFT God' on Twitter.

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The influencer has claimed that his wallet full of digital collectibles was drained in a hack attack.

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Valuable NFTs worth nearly $30,000 (roughly Rs. 24 lakh) were drained out of his wallet, after he engaged with a sponsored advertisement on Google's search engine, that replicated an open-source video streaming software which the victim was searching for in the first place.

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Along with the costliest Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT, a bunch of other NFTs amounting to ETH 19 amounting upto over Rs. 24 lakh have been reported stolen, as per Etherscan.

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The verified Twitter account of ‘NFT God', that has over 91,000 followers, mostly from the crypto community, posted about the incident warning others against being scammed.

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“My Twitter was hacked. I pop open the OpenSea bookmark of my ape and there it is. A completely different wallet listed as the owner. I knew at that moment it was all gone. Everything. All my crypto and NFTs ripped from me,” the influencer tweeted.

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