OpenSea’s official Discord server has appeared to be hacked as a link was posted to a phishing site in partnership with YouTube. Fake YouTube Announcement According to tweets from the crypto community, NFT marketplace OpenSea’s Discord channel has been hacked with a phishing link posted that showed it had formed a partnership with YouTube. The fake OpenSea announcement read: “We have partnered with YouTube to bring their community into the NFT Space, and we’re releasing a mint pass with them that will allow holders to mint their project for free along with getting other insane utilities for being a holder of it.” “You are able to get this mint pass below for 100% free. There will only be of these however, once they are gone they won’t be coming back and you will have to purchase off the Opensea marketplace. Congratulations to those who get one.” 🚨 OPENSEA DISCORD IS HACKED 🚨 pic.twitter.com/7lePPC99fa — Serpent (@Serpent) May 6, 2022 Per the fake announcement, there was a mint pass being offered in collaboration with YouTube which directs members to go to a website that contained the word YouTube but was not its official website. Blockchain security firm PeckShield later identified the link as a phishing site. Discord Hacking is the Newest Threat for NFT Investors This comes on the heels of similar hacks in the NFT sphere, where Discord servers are often hacked to promote fake giveaways. This recently happened to Bored Ape Y...
