Moonbirds creator Kevin Rose loses $1.1M+ in NFTs after 1 wrong move
Among the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) stolen from the PROOF co-founder were 25 Chromie Squiggles and one Autoglyph NFT. Kevin Rose, the co-founder of the nonfungible token (NFT) collection Moonbirds, has fallen victim to a Phishing scam leading to more than $1.1 million worth of his personal NFTs stolen. The NFT creator and PROOF co-founder shared the news with his 1.6 million Twitter followers on Jan. 25 asking them to avoid buying any Squiggles NFTs until they manage to get them flagged as stolen. I was just hacked, stay tuned for details - please avoid buying any squiggles until we get them flagged (just lost 25) + a few other NFTs (an autoglyph) ... — KΞVIN R◎SE (,) (@kevinrose) January 25, 2023 “Thank you for all the kind, supportive words. Full debrief coming,” he then shared in a separate tweet about two hours later. It is understood that Rose’s NFTs were drained after signing a malicious signature that transferred a significant proportion of his NFT assets to the exploit...