Popular digital artist Beeple saw his Twitter Inc account hacked over the weekend, resulting in a phishing incident that netted scammers over $430,000 in stolen Ethereum and NFTs.
What Happened
MetaMask security analyst Harry Denley first raised the alarm on Sunday, telling users the link in Beeple’s Twitter bio redirected to a phishing website that would automatically drain user wallets once they had been connected.On-chain data shows that the first link posted earned the scammers a total of 36 ETH worth around $73,000. The second link resulted in an even bigger jackpot—a cumulative total of over $365,000 in ETH and big-ticket NFTs including Mutant Apes and Otherdeeds.
