NFT scams continue to increase. Another NFT investor lost 22 NFTs to a phishing attack.

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Hackers and fraudsters show no signs of slowing down their attacks on non-fungible tokens and cryptocurrency investors in the new year. In another phishing attack, fraudsters stole an additional 22 non-fungible tokens from cryptocurrency and NFT investor asyl9.eth.

NFT investor asy19.eth loses 22 NFTs due to phishing attack

In a February 27 blog post, renowned blockchain security company Peckshield revealed that an NFT investor known as “asyl9.eth” fell victim to a phishing scam and had 22 NFTs stolen, including Cool Cat #2025 and Cool Cat #2025. Has confirmed. Cool cat #9330.

#PeckShieldAlert asyl9.eth fell victim to a phishing scam and had 22 copies stolen. #NFT include #nice guy #2025 & #9330 pic.twitter.com/dPIrwzPsWl
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) February 27, 2024

Founded in 2018, PeckShield is a blockchain security company that provides comprehensive security audits for smart contracts, DeFi, exchange security, wallet security, and blockchain security. Blockchain security companies also monitor and prevent cyber threats.

Last year, PeckShield reported that there were over 600 major hacks in the general cryptocurrency space, resulting in $2.61 billion in losses and $674 million recovered. In a recent incident, Peckshiled said fraudsters stole CloneX #11151 and CloneX #11793 from OpenSea through a phishing attack.

#PeckShieldAlert #phishing NFT #CloneX #11151& #CloneX #11793 was stolen. #fake_phishing322778 In ~ #openc pic.twitter.com/LoU1qeWAlk
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) February 23, 2024

Latest tips to help you protect your NFTs

In recent years, collections of non-fungible tokens have grown into highly valuable digital assets. Unfortunately, their massive traction has made these digital assets vulnerable to fraudsters and hackers. Listed below are some tips on how you can protect your NFTs.

Phishing is one of the trickiest cryptocurrency scams that causes many investors to lose a lot of non-fungible tokens. In these cases, most scammers use email or text messages to trick investors into providing personal and financial information, including login credentials, debit card information, or passwords. But there are many ways you can protect yourself.

Cryptocurrency and NFT investors can prevent digital asset loss by not providing personal and confidential information in emails or text messages from untrusted sources. Additionally, investors can use multi-factor authentication to secure their digital assets.