Hackers Steal $150,000 Worth of NFTs through Korean NFT Artist, DeeKay Kwon Twitter Account
According to NFTEvening, a Korean NFT artist and animator, DeeKay Kwon is the latest victim of a Twitter hack. The compromised account posted a malicious link that stole $150,000 worth of digital assets.
On Friday morning, the NFT artist’s Twitter account posted a phishing link to a fake website. As usual, the victims thought it was a link to his new NFT collection. The victims proceeded to claim the NFTs on the site, which mimicked the artist’s official site.
The approved transactions by the victims gave the hacker access to their wallets. They stole NFTs worth $150,000 but found out it was fake. A victim who goes by the name CryptoOmid.eth, lost four cool cats and three Azuki NFTs. Apparently, he had clicked the sign button twice.
Deekay Kwon Twitter Account was Hacked
The next day, Deekay tweeted about the hack. The tweet said, “Yesterday was probably one of the worst experiences I have had since I joined the web3. My Twitter was hacked and the hacker has been tweeting a fake mint site. I reacted to it ASAP and spread the word but could not stop the damage on time.”
Deekay explained in a thread, how the hackers exploited his account. He said that his multi-factor authentication(MFA) was disabled for a short period. This is when he believes the hacker took advantage and hacked the account. In addition, he asked rhetorically, “But even if 2FA was off, how was he still able to access my account?”
At the moment, Deekay is still reaching out to find a way to compensate the victims. He added that some people are posing as one of the affected so he is unsure whether there will be reimbursement for the victims.
Thus he wrote, “This also encourages hackers to keep doing their thing since I am the one covering the mess. Part of me says reimbursement should not be a standard way to react, and another of me says I should still find a way to compensate and find a balance.”
