Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-04-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)
Affected country: Undetermined
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Popular NFT company Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) reveals that cybercriminals hacked its Instagram account and used the access to share fraudulent phishing sites that allowed the theft of dozens of NFTs worth millions of dollars.