Hackers hack into the Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord and steal $340,000 worth of NFTs

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Members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community were affected by an attack by attackers who entered the channel on Discord through an accountPR manager.

The BAYC team reported on Twitter about a phishing attack on the project: the hackers' target was the serverUnknown persons, using an exploit, stole non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth 200 ethers (about $340,000 ).

"We are still investigating, but if you are affected, please email us at [email protected]," the message says.

The BAYC team complained that the centralized servers of the Discord messenger do not provideprotection for Web3 projects:

"We need a better platform that puts safety first."

According  to him, the hackers hacked into the account of the PR manager of the YugaLabs project, Boris Vagner, and through his accountThe expert added that improving the system couldprevent similar incidents in the future.

In May 2022, BAYC holders suffered due to a sharp drop in NFT prices by more than 60%, a bearish trend in the cryptocurrency marketAnother cyberattack has caused panic among BAYC NFT users, causing panic in the community.Some users have stated the need to immediately eliminate exploits and improve the security level of the project.

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In May, Hollywood star Seth Green was hit by a hacker attack
The attackers stole four NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, and Doodles collections.