Azuki NFT Project Hit by Twitter Hack, Loses $750K

Hackers have taken over the Twitter account of the top non-fungible token (NFT) project, Azuki, and have stolen over $750,000 worth of crypto assets.

The hackers posted a wallet-draining link disguised as an invitation for users to participate in a virtual land mint in The Garden, Azuki’s native metaverse platform.

AZUKI OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT IS HACKED.

DO NOT CLICK LINKS FROM OUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE RETWEET.

— Rose (is back on 4/15/24 ✌🏻💕)⛩️ (@emilyrosemcg) January 27, 2023

Wallet drainers are phishing mechanisms that trick victims into approving transactions that transfer crypto assets from their wallet to that of the hackers.

1/ The @AzukiOfficial Twitter was compromised today. A series of malicious tweets were posted during the morning of Friday, Jan 27th (Pacific Time).

The team has regained control of the @AzukiOfficial Twitter.

Details below 👇

— Azuki (@Azuki) January 27, 2023

The attackers made off with over $751,321 worth of USDC, 3.9 ETH, 11 NFTs, and $6,742.62 in USDC from other crypto wallets. Azuki has since reclaimed control of its Twitter account and an investigation is currently underway.

This is not the first time that the Azuki NFT project has been the main character in a social media crypto scandal, last year, hackers hijacked several verified Twitter accounts and used them to promote the airdrop of fake Azuki NFTs.

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