Malicious actors took advantage of a smart contract upgrade process in the OpenSea NFT marketplace to carry out a phishing attack against 17 of its users that resulted in the theft of virtual assets worth about $1.7 million. NFTs, short for non-fungible tokens, are digital tokens that act like certificates of authenticity for, and in some cases represent ownership of, assets … [Read more...] about Hackers Stole $1.7 Million Worth of NFTs from Users of OpenSea Marketplace
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Critical Flaw in OpenSea Could Have Let Hackers Steal Cryptocurrency From Wallets
A now-patched critical vulnerability in OpenSea, the world's largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, could've been abused by malicious actors to drain cryptocurrency funds from a victim by sending a specially-crafted token, opening a new attack vector for exploitation. The findings come from cybersecurity firm Check Point Research, which began an investigation into the … [Read more...] about Critical Flaw in OpenSea Could Have Let Hackers Steal Cryptocurrency From Wallets