Anyone who owns NFTs has likely dealt with the fear of getting stolen one way or another. A popular collector who goes by the name of ‘NFT God‘ recently went through this same ordeal, suffering a wallet hack after interacting with a Google ad search result.
This incident was revealed in a Twitter thread dated January 15, 2023.
Last night my entire digital livelihood was breached.
Every account connected to me, both personally and professionally, was hacked and used to hurt others.
Least important, I lost a life-changing amount of my net worth.
— NFT God (@NFT_GOD) January 15, 2023
Details about the robbery
Most of us tend to trust the links that appear in Google search results and consider them to be legitimate. This was the case with NFT God, who said that he was trying to download OBS, a video streaming software.
After downloading the software from a Google sponsored link and running the .EXE file, his computer system ended up being compromised. As he explained, all of his social networks were hacked and malicious messages were sent to his Substack subscribers. On top of this, all of his NFTs and cryptocurrencies were stolen, leaving him devastated.
Despite this unfortunate incident, he has said that he is trying to put the hack behind him.
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Tokoni Uti has written extensively on blockchain and cryptocurrency for years. Her work has been featured on sites like BTCmanager and Blockchain Reporter. She has a degree in Corporate Communications.
