Sponsored by Yuga Labs, a blockchain technology company best known for making non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has informed users that it has been affected by the MailChimp data breach. Users are requested to be careful of phishing scams.
Yuga Labs affected by Mailchimp data breach
Mailchimp, a popular postal service, reveal that on January 11, unauthorized employees gained access to the company’s customer-facing tool, which provides customer support and account management.
In the second Mailchimp data breach in the past six months, Yuga Labs – creators of the popular Bored Apes Yacht Club suite – is listed among the 133 affected Mailchimp accounts.
in Flags Its users about the incident, Yuga Lab explained that the Mailchimp account was only used for email communication. The company says it would never use it to make a mint, given the situation.
Beware of phishing scams
While there is little or no chance of users losing NFTs due to the hack, Yuga Labs warned that the “limited number of people” affected by the leak should avoid phishing emails and not fall into the cycle of surprise. Yoga Labs chirp:
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In the meantime: stay safe and vigilant. As a reminder, there will be no snap messages and we will never ask you for sensitive information. Ads should always be checked with Yoga News https://t.co/aaZwoLdXDG and brand channels.
– Yuga Labs (yugalabs) January 19, 2023
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Phishing is an increasingly disturbing trend in the NFT space. Recently, an NFT blogger lost his “entire digital livelihood” from phishing. A Chinese DeFi blogger also lost $7.9 million in assets from phishing.
on the flip side
- Mailchimp notes that while accounts have been maliciously compromised, there is no prevailing evidence to suggest data on compromised accounts has been exported.
Why should you bother
Just click on the links from the official sources to protect yourself from the increasing number of phishing attacks on cryptocurrency. Avoid clicking on links that contain offers that are too good to be true.
More information about the NFT blogger who lost everything is given below:
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