NFT artist DeeKay posted yesterday (11th) that his cryptocurrency wallet suffered a hacker attack and all the cryptocurrencies in the wallet were stolen, but the NFT was accidentally retained. The reason for the theft is still unclear. (Preliminary briefing: How to prevent your mobile phone from being hacked? The US Security Agency recommends "restarting your phone once a week") (Background supplement: Wasn't it wrong? The person who spent "3.1 million mg" in Bitcoin transaction fees: It was hacked Attack) NFT artist DeeKay, who has nearly 230,000 followers on Twitter, posted the unfortunate news yesterday (11th) that his cryptocurrency wallet was hacked, and his life savings and earnings as an NFT artist All of my funds were stolen: I just became a victim of cybercrime, all of my crypto wallets were compromised, and my life savings, along with everything I earned as a Web3 artist, was gone. This happened during my 14-hour flight from South Korea to New York, coincidentally mid-flight, when I couldn't connect to the internet. I have absolutely no idea how this happened, but my best guess is that the mnemonic phrase was compromised. I just became a victim of cybercrime. All of my wallets were compromised, and my life savings, everything I earned as an artist in Web3 are gone. This happened during a 14-hour flight from Korea to New York, coincidentally in mid-flight when I had no internet access. I have no… — DeeKay (@deekaymotion) October 11, 2024 Suspected private key leak In response, DeeKay speculated that the theft may have been caused by the leak of his private key. He explained: I A picture of a handwritten mnemonic phrase (not digital) was synced on Google Drive and hidden in a random folder, but no suspicious login activity was found. It's also possible that the physical paper was leaked, but I'm not sure. Public WiFi? Maybe. Malware? I'm sure I didn't download anything, at least not on purpose. I haven't had any contact with suspicious people recently. Fortunately, the NFTs in DeeKay's wallet were not stolen: strangely, only my funds were stolen, and all the NFTs were intact.I have started moving valuable NFTs to new secure wallets. Now I have nothing and this is probably the biggest challenge I've ever faced in my life. My biggest concern is that my family relies on me for financial support, so I have to bounce back quickly and continue to support them. It is also worth mentioning that this is not actually the first time DeeKay has encountered this type of hacking attack. As early as July 15, 2022, his Twitter account had its value stolen due to a mistaken phishing link. $150,000 in NFTs. It is currently unknown whether this hack is related to the encounter in 2022. Is there a security vulnerability in Google Drive? Regarding DeeKay's experience, many community users have commented to express their condolences. Some people said that they had the same experience as DeeKay and suspected that there was a security issue in Google Drive: I also experienced the same thing 2 months ago. I had a problem in Gdrive. Mnemonic phrase, but ultimately only the tokens were stolen and the NFT was left behind. This is a mnemonic phrase leak caused by Google Drive... If you have any questions or need help, you can send me a private message. In addition, some heart-warming netizens said that he is willing to provide funds for DeeKay in the short term to help it tide over the difficulties: I am sorry to hear this news, please send me a private message. In the next 3-6 months, I will Would like to provide you and your family with immediate funds to help you recover and rebuild. Related reports: The Russian investigator was "paid by hackers" to demand a bribe of 1,032 BTC, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. He cried out: I am for the country. FBI warning: North Korean hackers targeted employees in the cryptocurrency industry for "chat phishing" and stole corporate cryptocurrency. McDonald's IG was stolen! Hackers made $700,000 by promoting Milkshake Brother meme coins: Thanks for being my cash machine. "NFT market is miserable? Artist DeeKay's wallet was hacked, leaving only NFTs, and Google Cloud is suspected of being leaked." This article was first published on BlockTempo is the most influential blockchain news media.

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