Back-to-back Attacks Cause Web3 Builders to Lose Dozens Of High-Value NFTs

Two prominent Web3 Builders lost many high-value tokens that were not fungible and of high value (NFTs() to scammers in the last few days, after their crypto wallets were compromised.

The first victim was NFT collector CryptoNovoWho is it? tweeted He was informed Tuesday morning that he had been hacked.

The attacker appears to be armed. made off with a hefty haul – three CryptoPunks, a Bored Ape, a Mutant Ape, three Meebits and two CloneX NFTs.

The wallet was then transferred to the new owner, who was able, within 16 hours, to sell all 10 NFTs for 492.66ETH. This is approximately $618,000 at the time this article was written. The funds were apparently then transferred According to ZachXBT, you can open an account on the crypto exchange ChangeNOW.

It appears that an attacker may have also taken over CryptoNovo’s Discord account in an attempt to steal more funds.

“DO NOT send anything to anyone using my name and account number!” CryptoNovo said in a tweet. “The Discord you see below is a fake account.”

Nikhil Gopalani was the chief operating officer of RTFKT. This NFT project is now owned by Nike. Another attacker had also targeted Gopalani. Gopalani says that Gopalani’s wallet was taken by a phishing scheme.

It appears that two wallets drained Gopalani’s collection, making off with 19 CloneX NFTs, 18 RTKFT Space Pods, 17 Loot Pods, 11 CryptoKicks and 19 RTFKT Animus Eggs. Based on current floor prices, it is possible that not all NFTs were sold. It is also difficult to determine the exact value of each NFT. However, the collection is worth at least $140,000.

Neither CryptoNovo nor Gopalani immediately responded to CoinDesk’s request for comment.

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