Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
OpenSea
Hack or exploit on May 6, 2022 · Account Compromise
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$20K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,133
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Sentinel founder Serpent tweeted that OpenSea's official Discord was attacked. Hackers used bot accounts to post fake links in the channel, and said that "OpenSea has reached a cooperation with YouTube. Click the link to participate in the mint pass NFT limited to 100 pieces." Users should be aware of the risks and do not click on links provided by hackers.
Details
- Date
- May 6, 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, "OpenSea hack, May 6, 2022: $20K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf3a42f41b2/ (data as of 2026-11-01).