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Yuga Labs Issues ‘Persistent Threat Group’ Warning to Alert NFT Community
Yuga Labs Issues ‘Persistent Threat Group’ Warning to Alert NFT Community,Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) suspects that a ‘persistent threat group’ is currently eyeing the NFT space. In its warning posted on Twitter the NFT firm said that its security team has been tracking this threat group and that these hackers could soon be launching a coordinated attack targeting multiple communities via compromised social media accounts.

Yuga Labs Issues ‘Persistent Threat Group’ Warning to Alert NFT Community

Threats of a ‘coordinated attack’ targeting NFTs is looming large over the NFT community, Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) has said in a tweet. The NFT firm has claimed that its security team has identified a ‘persistent threat group’ eyeing the NFT space. This alert from Yuga Labs comes just days after Premint, an NFT registration platform suffered a major hack attack and costed its users 320 NFTs as part of their digital loot.

Flagging the NFT community active on Twitter, Yuga Labs has posted an official warning for its follower-base of over 337,000.

Our security team has been tracking a persistent threat group that targets the NFT community. We believe that they may soon be launching a coordinated attack targeting multiple communities via compromised social media accounts. Please be vigilant and stay safe.

— Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) July 18, 2022

The hacker(s) who attacked Premint managed to get hands on expensive NFTs from popular series of digital collectibles including Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).

Digital collectibles from other series including Otherside and Goblintown have also been stolen by Premint hackers.