Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
DeeKay
Hack or exploit on Jul 16, 2022 · Account Compromise
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$150K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,581
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On July 16, hackers compromised the Twitter account of well-known NFT artist DeeKay. The 180,000 followers of DeeKay's hacked Twitter account saw it post a link announcing a limited number of new airdrops, which directed them to a phishing site that mimicked DeeKay's real site. One victim lost 4 Cool Cat NFTs and 3 Azuki NFTs with reserve prices around 4 ETH (~$5,350) and 12 ETH (~$16,200) respectively. The total value of the stolen NFTs was approximately $150,000. DeeKay said he wasn't sure how his Twitter account was stolen, but "guessed that 2FA was shut down at a specific time."
Details
- Date
- Jul 16, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "DeeKay hack, Jul 16, 2022: $150K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte21b669316/ (data as of 2026-10-31).