The Sandbox Instagram Hack Sees Villains Target Bored Ape Holders
Midway through its third Alpha season, The Sandbox has fallen victim to the industry’s vilest of all parasites. It recently saw its Instagram account compromised by abominable hackers looking to besmirch its good name.
Throughout the incident, the unidentified Neanderthals managed to bypass the security features attached to the account. Then posted a fake link to a fabricated Alpha Season 4 giveaway, promising a bountiful LAND raffle.
Hackers Pick Their Victims Via Twitter
Moreover, as has become all too predictable, however, connecting a wallet to the site will hand access to the villainous deviants.
In an unexpected turn of events, however, these Instagram-dwelling miscreants also targeted Bored Ape owners, identifying them through their Twitter profile pic and making an offer too good to be true.
According to the sources, holders were offered 40 ETH to “rent” the NFTs for just 24 hours. As of now, it remains unclear whether anyone fell for this cowardly scam. The Sandbox managed to regain control of its Instagram account after only a few hours.
However, initial reports indicate that some users saw assets purged from their wallets after clicking on the bogus link. All in all, an alarming series of events considering Instagram’s recent branch into the world of NFTs.
The Biggest Celebrity NFT Owners in the Bored Ape Yacht Club
The Bored Ape Yacht Club is making even stronger inroads into collectors who aren’t deeply immersed in the crypto culture.
Yuga Labs’ Ethereum-based NFT project—which has yielded more than $2 billion in secondary trading volume across three collections—counts a growing number of celebrity owners.
Encompassing big names like TV host Jimmy Fallon, athletes including Stephen Curry and Shaquille O’Neal, and musicians like Marshmello and Post Malone. The Bored Ape Yacht Club is an exclusive social group for NFT holders, and the club keeps drawing more and more famous folks.
However, an NFT acts like a receipt that proves ownership for a rare digital item: in this case, one of 10,000 unique avatars that can be used for social media profiles, creative projects, and potentially turning a profit given their rapid rise in value.
With both Universal Music Group and producer Timbaland turning Bored Apes into virtual music groups, plus plans to bring the brand across the world of entertainment, Bored Apes could soon become ubiquitous—with celebrity holders helping to lead that charge.
