Moonbirds NFT was hit after a hacker stole 29 NFT fragments worth 750 ETH. The Ethereum-based NFT coin is facing a loss of $1.5 million.
NFT project under ‘Moonbirds’ hack attack
Hackers commit a phishing heist at Moonbirds. Currently, members of the crypto group are posting warning messages about this ongoing phishing heist on Twitter to warn NFT owners.
29 Moonbirds were just stolen in a hack.
~750e (~$1,500,000) in value lost by clicking on a bad link.
Sickening seeing stuff like this. Let this be a reminder to never ever click on links and to bookmark the marketplaces/trading sites that you use. pic.twitter.com/7iWO5LMovL
— Cirrus (@CirrusNFT) May 25, 2022
The identity of the hacker(s) has not yet been determined. While unknown, a Twitter user nicknamed ‘@0xLosingMoney’ claimed to know the scammer. In a series of tweets, @0xLosingMoney referred to another Twitter user ‘@Dvincent_’ as an alleged person behind the phishing attack.
He offered his victim to trade for his NFT's on the p2peers.io-website.
➼ I will not reveal his identity but I have contacted him to hear his story.
➼ This occured approx. 10 hours ago
➼ This website is now DOWN.
But, he approved the hacker's wallet to transfer his NFT's pic.twitter.com/4atiXzMI1b
— Andeh ❁ (@andehxbt) May 25, 2022
NFT coin market fights robberies
Since its initial release, Moonbirds has been going through robbery attacks. On April 9, on its official Twitter account, Moonbirds issued a warning to customers, informing them only about their official website.
🚨 BEWARE of scammers, we don't Instagram, have a public discord, or have any other URL other than https://t.co/py5fF2nTlX 🦉
— Moonbirds (🦉, 🥃) (@moonbirds) April 8, 2022
Cash raised through this Moonbirds mission collectively supports NFT artists and creators. It goes to PROOF Holdings, a True Ventures-backed Web3 media company that brings together According to OpenSea data, more than 6,500 people currently already own Moonbirds NFTs. The base value of these digital collectibles is ETH 23, a rough 43 thousand dollars.
NFT hack news
Hackers remain alive in the crypto and NFT spaces, trying to deceive harmless and unsuspecting people. As quoted by Kriptokoin.com , in April, at least 54 Bored Ape Yacht Affiliate (BAYC) NFTs were stolen in a hack attack with a reported floor value of close to $13.7 million (roughly 105 crore).
The hacker sent a fake hyperlink to a copy of the BAYC website, prompting clickers to plug MetaMask wallets into crooks’ pockets as a way to participate in a fake airdrop. A phishing attack also drained the price of NFTs from OpenSea by $1.7 million. In this case, the attacker(s) tricked OpenSea customers into digitally signing malicious messages via phishing emails or websites.
