{"id":498086,"date":"2022-10-04T07:31:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T04:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/beeples-discord-url-hijacked-directing-users-to-wallet-drainer\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T07:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T04:31:39","slug":"beeples-discord-url-hijacked-directing-users-to-wallet-drainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/beeples-discord-url-hijacked-directing-users-to-wallet-drainer\/","title":{"rendered":"# Beeple&#8217;s Discord URL &#8216;hijacked,&#8217; directing users to wallet drainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262a6ed7b29\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a262a6ed7b29\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/beeples-discord-url-hijacked-directing-users-to-wallet-drainer\/#%E2%80%9D_Beeples_Discord_URL_%E2%80%98hijacked_directing_users_to_wallet_drainer_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Beeple&#8217;s Discord URL &#8216;hijacked,&#8217; directing users to wallet drainer &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Beeples_Discord_URL_%E2%80%98hijacked_directing_users_to_wallet_drainer_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Beeple&#8217;s Discord URL &#8216;hijacked,&#8217; directing users to wallet drainer &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTAvNjU5NWExMzctZWJlNy00YTU4LWFiNGQtYTNhYTAyODc5YTY4LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-6ebd806f>Non fungible token (NFT) artist Mike &#8220;Beeple&#8221; Winkelmann has found himself the target of phishing scammers yet again, warning users that the URL link to his official Discord server was \u201chacked\u201d \u2014 sending unaware new members to a wallet draining Discord channel if they follow the link.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 3 post UTC, the NFT artist called out Discord for \u201cbeing garbage,\u201d warning users not to go into the Discord and verify as it will \u201cdrain your wallet.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears 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!!  <\/p>\n<p>once again massive thanks again to discord for being garbage.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 beeple (@beeple) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beeple\/status\/1576930690850951169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHowever, Beeple wasn\u2019t the first to notice the URL slight-of-hand, with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> user maxnaut.eth <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxnaut\/status\/1576906698711011328\">noting<\/a> in a post hours earlier that the Discord link connected to the Beeple: Everydays &#8211; 2020 Collection on NFT marketplace OpenSea marketplace may have been \u201chijacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot shared by maxnaut.eth suggests that the URL points to a \u201cCollabLand wallet drainer,\u201d showing a Collab.Land Bot on Discord which directs members to verify account ownership \u2014 instead it works to drain their wallets, noting: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Your Discord URL probably got hijacked and your team didn&#8217;t update it on OS. You need to change that ASAP or people going to get rekd.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Beeple claims the URLs were hacked and that Discord is to blame, other crypto Twitter community members are arguing that lax security measures are truly to blame. <\/p>\n<p>NFT analyst and blockchain detective &#8220;OKHotshot&#8221; replied to the artist&#8217;s announcement, stating the URLs were not hacked but instead alleging: &#8220;Mismanagement of discord URLs allows this happen, probably just like it happened to CryptoBatz.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>While cyber security firm Black Alchemy Solutions Group commented their belief that it was not &#8220;a Discord problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a problem with a mismanagement of the Beeple Information Security apparatus. If you haven&#8217;t already, hire a vCISO (Security Officer), web3 doesn&#8217;t = Natively Secure.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>It <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxnaut\/status\/1577063281386467329\">appears<\/a> that the misdirecting Discord URLs have been fixed by the artist, according to maxnaut.eth, noting that it \u201cSeems Beep Man picked it up and has fixed it now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the Discord link in the affected Opensea listing also appears to be gone. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>8 sneaky crypto scams on Twitter right now<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beeple&#8217;s social media and messaging platforms appear to be a popular target for scammers and hackers, having sold some of the most expensive NFTs on record, including the First 5,000 Days, a compilation of 5000 pieces of artwork that sold for $69.3 million. <\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s spacecraft manufacturer Space X, tech giant Apple, luxury brand Louis Vuitton and other high-profile companies and individuals are all listed as clients on\u00a0Beeple&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>In May, a phishing scam netted $438,000 in crypto and NFTs through a hijacking of his Twitter account, linking to a raffle purporting to be related to a Louis Vuitton NFT collaboration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Nov. 2021, his Discord was part of another scam, where an admin account was compromised and a fake NFT drop was advertised, netting the scammers an estimated 38 Ether (ETH) worth roughly $176,378.14 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Beeple did not disclose how many users may have been impacted by the current malicious Discord links. <\/p>\n<p>Cointelegraph has reached out to Beeple but has not received an immediate response at the time of publication. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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