According to Cointelegraph, the official website of toy manufacturer LEGO Group was hacked on October 5, and the "LEGO Coin" scam briefly appeared. After users clicked the "Buy Now" button, they were directed to a phishing website.
LEGO has not yet commented publicly on the incident, but has removed the relevant information and said no user accounts were affected. LEGO said the problem has been resolved and measures will be taken to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
According to "mescad", the moderator of the "lego" sub-forum, LEGO Coin first appeared on the official website at 1 a.m. on October 5 and was removed about 75 minutes later.
In April 2022, KIRKBI, the holding company of the LEGO Group, invested $1 billion in game publisher Epic Games to accelerate its Metaverse plan.