Cryptocurrency

"Young NFT hacker returns 86ETH he stole from CreatureToadz"

2021-10-20 [vendor] CreatureToadz Discord [chain] ethereum
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

  1. 2021-10-20 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-10-20 Publicly disclosed