• Beeple is one of the most famous NFT artists worldwide
• Hackers use Beeple’s Twitter account to steal followers
• Followers were cheated out of around $438,000
Who is Beeple?
Beeple, or Beeple Crap, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, is a graphic designer from Charleston, South Carolina. According to its website, Beeple is active in a variety of digital workspaces, including short films, Creative Commons VJ Loops, Everydays, and VR and AR work. Among other things, Beeple also worked on concert visuals for great musicians such as Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Eminem and Zedd. He is also a co-founder and participant in the “everyday” movement in 3D graphics. In the process, for more than ten years, he has been taking an image every day and putting it online without missing a single day. In addition, Beeple is one of the most well-known NFT artists in the world.
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Phishing scam on Twitter
Now Beeple and his Twitter followers have been victims of a phishing scam. As reported by Forbes, on May 22, cybercriminals hacked the NFT artist’s Twitter account. The hackers are said to have had access to the account for several hours. During that time, the hackers modified the artist’s Twitter bio to promote a giveaway for a fake collection with fashion label Louis Vuitton – who Beeple collaborated with in 2019 – and posted two messages with links that followers actually fake websites where cryptocurrencies were stolen from them. Beeple himself confirmed the hacker attack in a tweet after he regained full and sole access to his Twitter account. “Ew, that was a fun way to wake up. ? Twitter was hacked but we’re in control now. Thanks @garyvee ‘a team for quick help!!!!,” the post reads.
Stay safe out there, anything too good to be true IS A FUCKING SCAM.
And as a side note, there will never be a SURPRISE MINT I mention one time in one place starting at 6am Sunday morning. ?♂️
– beeple (@beeple) May 22, 2022
He also warned his followers in a comment: “Stay safe out there, anything too good to be true is a bloody scam.”
Followers lose nearly half a million dollars
The hacker attack on Beeple’s account had unpleasant consequences for followers: by clicking on the phishing link in the hackers’ first tweet, the criminals captured a total of around 36 ethers or $73,000, according to Forbes. Various cryptocurrencies and NFTs totaling $365,000 were pulled from the wallets of Beeple followers via the phishing link in the second hacker tweet. Overall, the cybercriminals are said to have captured cryptocurrencies and NFTs worth around 438,000 US dollars with this phishing attack.
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