A total of $ 150,000 dollars was stolen from users after the bot’s account Discord from Twitch got hacked and offered 3,333 items NFT.
This is how he made it known Zach Bussey, a reporter specialized in news for the platform of streaming, who described on his Twitter account how hackers misled buyers.
It all started with the creation of Fractal, a site dedicated to the sale of gamer items under the model of the NFT, announced by Justin kan, co-founder of Twitch, which they used as cover.
The criminals’ first move was to take control of the Twitch bot account on Discord, from which they offered 3,333 NFT items via a fake name link. ‘Fractai’.
Sadly, around 373 people fell for the scam, losing a total of $ 150,000 for nothing in return.
As soon as the hack was discovered, the team behind Fractal published a statement where they reported the situation and offered to repair the damage to those affected.
The platform promised to reimburse all of the money lost to those affected and strengthen its security measures together with the Discord team, where other similar cases were detected.
Twitch co-founder shows his face
Justin Kan soon published a message talking about the situation, reaffirming the commitments made by Fractal and apologizing for what happened.
In a video of just over two minutes, he gave the same data as the official statement and also promised to provide a solution to the security of the platform
The inclusion of the NFT model in the gaming industry is generating controversy between the community and companies, who argue about the validity of buying something over which they do not have real property.
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