OpenSea Says at Least $1.7M in NFTs Stolen in Phishing Attack

Over250 NFTs were reportedly stolenin the attack, worth at least $1.7 million.

A NFT, or nonfungible token, is a method of certifying ownership of a digital asset.

NFTs linked to digital art have becomepopular in recent monthsas high-profile celebrities have jumped on the trend.

OpenSea CTO Nadav Hollanderalso shareda detailed technical rundown of the phishing attack.

Phishing attacksoften occur though emails containing malicious links falsely claiming to be from a company.

So anyone with the technical know-how can follow the NFTs from wallet to wallet.

The hacker also appears to havereturnedsome of the NFTs to the original owners.

The investigation into Saturday’s phishing attack is ongoing, OpenSeatweetedon Sunday.

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