Cryptocurrency
"Young NFT hacker returns 86ETH he stole from CreatureToadz"
Primary Source ↗Recovered
$350,000
Blockchain(s)
Ethereum
Incident Details
A 17-year-old hacker was able to use a phishing webhook to make himself an admin in the CreatureToadz Discord server. Users who minted NFTs unknowingly sent cash to him, netting him a total of around 88 ETH (almost $350,000). However, after the hacker’s real identity was uncovered shortly after the attack, the hacker returned the funds, claiming he’d intended to return it all along.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Phishing attack
- Vendor / Product
- CreatureToadz Discord
Timeline
- 2021-10-20 Breach occurred
- 2021-10-20 Publicly disclosed