Cryptocurrency

"The latest horrible NFT project co-opts George Floyd’s image"

2021-12-13 [vendor] George Floyd NFTs [chain] ethereum
Primary Source ↗
Blockchain(s) Ethereum

Incident Details

Someone released a collection of poorly-made pixel art NFTs depicting the late George Floyd, whose murder by a police officer in May 2020 set off protests around the world. There was no apparent link to his family or any social justice charity; this was just a scam to make money off of the memory of a murder victim. One entry in the collection depicted Floyd as a police officer; another styled him as a Despicable Me minion. “To the people who think I’m super-racist, I would say I’m just an opportunist”, said the creator.

Technical Details

Vendor / Product
George Floyd NFTs

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-13 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-12-13 Publicly disclosed