Cryptocurrency
"McDonald’s McRib NFT Project Links to Racial Slur Recorded on Blockchain"
Primary Source ↗Blockchain(s)
Ethereum
Incident Details
McDonalds tried to make a splash with a McRib-themed NFT project, but that was quickly outshined by the discovery that an early transaction to the Ethereum address associated with the collection contained a racial slur.
Technical Details
- Vendor / Product
- McDonalds NFT racial slur controversy
Timeline
- 2021-12-11 Breach occurred
- 2021-12-11 Publicly disclosed