Cryptocurrency [loss] $52,000

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2021-12-29 [vendor] Fake Baby Ape Social Club NFTs [chain] polygon
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $52,000 (52,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Polygon

Incident Details

A clone of Solana’s popular “Baby Ape Social Club” project popped up on OpenSea, using the Polygon blockchain. The project enjoyed 14.3 ETH in trading volume (about $52,000) before OpenSea finally took them down.

Total loss estimated at $52,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
Fake Baby Ape Social Club NFTs

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-29 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-12-29 Publicly disclosed