According to The Block, according to an investigation by on-chain detective ZachXBT, a YouTuber named "Blue" was involved in phishing scams using NFT Drainer technology Monkey and other similar services, stealing more than $1.5 million.
Blue, who initially gained fame through gaming and prank videos, entered the cryptocurrency scam scene in 2021 and has more than 122,000 subscribers on YouTube.
According to ZachXBT, from Blue's leaked Snapchat posts, he can be seen associated with the Ethereum ENS address cool-breeze.eth, which purchased the Bored Ape Yacht Club 8668 NFT in October 2022. By investigating the source of funds from this address, ZachXBT found that an inflow of more than 85 ETH, about one-third of the stolen funds, was directly related to the address associated with the Monkey Drainer phishing scam.