Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
HideYoApes
Hack or exploit on Feb 27, 2023 · Phishing Attack
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$208K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,474
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
@HideYoApes previously owned several expensive NFTs from Yuga Labs, including a Bored Ape, Mutant Ape, three Bored Ape Kennel Club NFTs, a SewerPass, and two Otherdeeds. The attacker sold all the NFTs for a profit of 127.3 wETH (~$208,000). HideYoApes explained on Twitter that he had downloaded and installed the MetaMask wallet extension from MetaMask’s official website.
Details
- Date
- Feb 27, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Phishing Attack
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "HideYoApes hack, Feb 27, 2023: $208K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht9d8c8b1626/ (data as of 2026-10-31).