Over $765,000 in NFTs stolen after SIM swapping attack on Gutter Cat Gang
Bad Actors Used Fake Gutter Cat Gang Airdrop Scam To Drain People's Wallets With At Least $700,000 In NFT stolen from one address.
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Over $765,000 in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were stolen in a SIM card swapping attack reported on the Gutter Cat Gang NFT project.
The security breach was highlighted by several members of the NFT community around 20:00 UTC on July 7, with Gutter Cat Gang co-founder Gutter Mitch tweeting a warning: "Our Twitter has been compromised, please do not interact with links."
Our Twitter has been compromised, please do not interact with the links
— Gutter Mitch (@GutterMitch) July 7, 2023In addition to the official Gutter Cat Gang account, co-founder Gutter Ric was also hacked.
Hackers used the accounts to share links to fake limited edition Gutter Cat Gang NFT sneaker airdrops that basically emptied people's hot wallets when clicked.
To make the fictitious links more legit, the tweets included recent Gutter Cat Gang branding and images of the project's phygital sneaker drop in partnership with Puma and NBA/Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball.< /p>
GutterCatGang's Twitter account has been compromised, please do not interact with it. #GutterCatGang @gutterdan_ @GutterCatGang —-> ⚠️⛔️ pic.twitter.com/tBu9fwBI7m
— Burden © (@0x_burden) July 7, 2023Responding to Gutter Mitch's thread, prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT claimed that the team was hacked through a
Bad Actors Used Fake Gutter Cat Gang Airdrop Scam To Drain People's Wallets With At Least $700,000 In NFT stolen from one address.
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Over $765,000 in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were stolen in a SIM card swapping attack reported on the Gutter Cat Gang NFT project.
The security breach was highlighted by several members of the NFT community around 20:00 UTC on July 7, with Gutter Cat Gang co-founder Gutter Mitch tweeting a warning: "Our Twitter has been compromised, please do not interact with links."
Our Twitter has been compromised, please do not interact with the links
— Gutter Mitch (@GutterMitch) July 7, 2023In addition to the official Gutter Cat Gang account, co-founder Gutter Ric was also hacked.
Hackers used the accounts to share links to fake limited edition Gutter Cat Gang NFT sneaker airdrops that basically emptied people's hot wallets when clicked.
To make the fictitious links more legit, the tweets included recent Gutter Cat Gang branding and images of the project's phygital sneaker drop in partnership with Puma and NBA/Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball.< /p>
GutterCatGang's Twitter account has been compromised, please do not interact with it. #GutterCatGang @gutterdan_ @GutterCatGang —-> ⚠️⛔️ pic.twitter.com/tBu9fwBI7m
— Burden © (@0x_burden) July 7, 2023Responding to Gutter Mitch's thread, prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT claimed that the team was hacked through a
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