A well-known NFT influencer has lost "all digital assets" due to a phishing attack.
The influencer blasted Google for openly promoting such "powerful malware."
The malicious players sent two emails containing hacked URLs to NFT God's 16k followers.
The NFT influencer issues began when he downloaded open broadcaster software (OBS) to his desktop PC via a Google-sponsored link. Unfortunately, he had accidentally downloaded phishing malware.
OBS is a video streaming software standard that would have allowed NFT God to stream directly from his computer. NFT God stated that he would like to live stream some video games to his followers.
NFT God did not understand he had been phished until he received notification that his other Twitter account, "1BetterbyNFTGod," had been hacked. The malicious player used his account to send out fake tweets. However, he did delete those tweets two minutes after they were posted.
His situation further worsened when he discovered that the owner's address of his Bored Ape NFT had been changed on OpenSea. According to him, it was at that point that he discovered he had lost all of his crypto and NFTs. The USD value of NFT God's assets was not disclosed.
The hackers did not stop there; they also sent two emails with hacked links from his Substack to his over 16,000 followers. The Substack was one of NFT God's most valued assets.
Meanwhile, the phishing victim stated that he had upgraded his security and informed his community about the situation. However, he did criticize Google for openly promoting such "powerful malware."
Phishing attacks are one of the most popular ways malicious actors use to attack the crypto industry.
In December 2022, a North Korean cyber squad stole over 1,000 NFTs and about 300 ETH through a large-scale phishing effort. Recently, Bitcoin core engineer Luke Dashjr lost approximately 200 BTC due to a PGP hack.
As per a recent report, the web3 space witnessed 167 attacks in 2022. This resulted in a total loss of around $3.6 billion from all sorts of attacks, a 47.4% increase from 2021.
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