Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann, a non-fungible token (NFT) artist, has once again become the target of phishing attacks. He has issued a warning to users, claiming that the URL connection to his official Discord server has been hacked, bringing uninformed new members to a channel that drains their wallets. The NFT artist criticized Discord for “being garbage” in a tweet on October 3, cautioning people against using it for verification since it will “drain your funds.” it appears our discord URLs were hacked to point to a fraudulent discord. DO NOT go into that discord and do not verify, it will drain your wallet!! once again massive thanks again to discord for being garbage. 👍 — beeple (@beeple) October 3, 2022 Discord URL Associated with Beeple Beeple wasn’t the only person to discover the URL trick. The Twitter user maxnaut.eth had earlier in a tweet claimed that the Discord URL associated with the Beeple: Every Day’s-2020 Collection on the NFT marketplace OpenSea marketplace could have been “hijacked.” Maxnaut.eth posted a snapshot of a Collab.Land bot on Discord urges users to verify account ownership but drains their wallets instead, leading him to conclude that the URL leads to a “CollabLand wallet drainer.” Other Responses on Hijack While Beeple alleges that the URLs were compromised and that Discord is responsible, some members of the crypto Twitter community contend that insufficient security precautions are a fault. In re...
