Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) was Hacked Again

After hackers entered Bored Apes and other side servers, Yuga Labs project became the latest victim of discord hackers. It seems that the hacker entered the server by using the account of Boris vagner, the community manager. Once they gained access, they carried out a phishing attack and stole 145 ETH.

Onchain analyst okhotshot first broke the news on twitter, saying that “appropriate permissions can prevent this situation”. Blockchain security company peckshield soon confirmed this hacking.
Hackers used the usual method of gifts to entice people to click on Phishing links. The Post said that this is an exclusive gift for BAYC, mayc and otherside holders. For those who click on the link, their wallet is immediately leaked.

According to peckshield, they stole 32 NFTs, including one boring ape, two mutant apes, five otherdeeds and one boring kennel. Yuga Labs and Bored Apes have not released any official statements about hackers.

Not the First Time

This is not the first time that the discord server of the boring ape has been hacked, although the most recent one seems to be more important. Less than two months ago, hackers broke through the Bored Apes discord server and instagram page, and released a link about mints.

At that time, this fake mint candy was prepared for the upcoming otherside meta, which was launched later that week. Those who click on the link lose access to their wallets. The twitter page of Bored Apes quickly reminded users of hacking. Opensea data show that there are about 24 boring apes and 30 mutant apes. But it is possible that they did not steal all these assets, and some owners transferred their NFT just for security reasons.

Recently, similar situations have occurred in other projects. A few weeks ago, axie infinity claimed that the mee6 BOT on its discord server was compromised. Although the mee6 team denies this, many other projects have made the same claim.