Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) co-founder Gordon Goner slammed Discord for a 200-ETH NFT hack exploit in one of the servers.
The hacking incident resulted in the theft of NFTs worth 200 Ethereum ($358,962) from members.
Currently, Bored Ape NFTs are among the most popular NFT collections in the market.
Gordon Goner, Co-founder of @BoredApeYC, has criticised @discord after a server exploit over the weekend led to 200 ETH worth of NFTs being stolen.
“We need a better platform that puts security first,” he stated.
Another clear sign that security in the space needs to improve?🔒 pic.twitter.com/8TelpULFzZ
— The NFT Daily 🧊 (@_TheNFTDaily) June 6, 2022
Gordon Goner rants on Twitter about Discord
BAYC admitted the hacking incident on Twitter but added that its team “caught and addressed it quickly.”
Discord isn’t working for web3 communities. We need a better platform that puts security first.
— GordonGoner.eth (Wylie Aronow) 🍌 (@GordonGoner) June 4, 2022
Yuga Labs, the company behind the NFT collection, said that it was looking into the situation and advised its members to email them at [email protected] if they were among those affected by the hacking incident.
However, others in the crypto world claimed that the attack was the responsibility of BAYC Discord members.
Disagree. Don’t blame Discord for users getting socially enginered, having dms open and clicking phishing links. Use the tool correctly first before blaming it https://t.co/QFoVxOwCmk
— okHOTSHOT (@NFTherder) June 4, 2022
Not the first hacking incident
BAYC is among the popular NFT collection of amusing ape images. They are issued as Ethereum non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Madonna, Eminem, and billionaire investor Mark Cuban are among the celebrities who have owned BAYC NFTs.
Bored Apes owners get access to a private Discord channel (also under Gordon Goner) where they may talk about the NFT collections.
However, this isn’t the first time attackers have taken advantage of BAYC’s social media networks. In April, its official Instagram account was hacked. Hehee robbers took away $2.8 million from customers’ wallets by spreading a link to a fake website. This fake website was responsible for the loss of the customers’ NFTs.