Security Incident · ETH Ecosystem
Stazie Phishing Attack: $1.00M Reported Loss
A crook named "cryptopunksbot" was published on CryptoPunk's Discord server, providing NFT investors with the opportunity to win ten elusive NFT avatars.
- Reported loss
- $ 1,000,000
- Attack category
- Phishing attack
Incident Overview
Stazie, the co-founder of the NFT game project Hedgie, accepted the false offer poster, but this move eventually cost him 16 CryptoPunks, which may be worth at least $1 million. Stazie inadvertently sent the wallet seed phrase to the scammer, resulting in the loss of some ETH. The scammer sold 5 CryptoPunks for 149 ETH ($385,000).
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