Hack MRKT marketplace on Telegram: hackers stole rare NFT gifts worth $1 million
The most popular gift marketplace on Telegram — MRKT — suffered a large-scale cyberattack. The attackers exploited a critical vulnerability in the platform’s internal balance system.
Thanks to the discovered bug (abuse), scammers were able to massively generate fake tokens
$GRAM on the minidodtok balance. Using artificially created funds, they began actively buying and withdrawing the most expensive digital assets from the platform.
Consequences of the attack on MRKT: theft of Plush Pepe
As a result of the incident on the MRKT platform, all limited-edition Plush Pepe NFT gifts were completely drained, along with a large number of other rare digital collectible items.
The attackers have already started reselling the stolen Telegram gifts on third-party marketplaces and TON platforms. According to preliminary estimates by experts, total losses from the hack amount to about 1,000,000 US dollars.
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