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Gate.io Blog：A Real Trick on April Fool’s Day: Jay Chou’s BAYC NFT was Stolen
Gate.io Blog：A Real Trick on April Fool’s Day: Jay Chou’s BAYC NFT was Stolen
2022-04-06 10:50:58 UTC
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【TL; DR】
1. On April 1, Jay Chou, an Asian music superstar, posted on instagram, saying that his BAYC#3738 NFT was stolen.2. The theft may have been caused by a phishing attack on Jay Chou, who said that a friend clicked on a phishing website in order to help him mint new projects of Jeffrey Huang, an intimate friend of Jay Chou, which led to the theft of NFT.
3. As an ordinary user, the most important point is to carefully identify phishing websites and pay attention to distinguish true and false information.
4. In addition to the advantages of high liquidity and low fees from Gate.io, there are multiple guarantees of asset security. NFT minting, trading, and more can be done safely on the NFT creation and auction platform of Gate.io.
On April 1, Jay Chou, an Asian music superstar, posted on instagram, saying that his BAYC#3738 NFT was stolen. He especially stressed that "this is not an April Fool's Day joke" and "please be careful". It is reported that the stolen BAYC#3738 was presented to him by Jay Chou's friend Jeffrey Huang (nicknamed MachiBigBrother) in January this year. Jay Chou also said, "it seems that I should ask for a stronger one from my big brother". Within hours of the theft, the NFT assets changed hands multiple times on LooksRare for as much as 130 ETH, 155ETH, approximately $500,000.
For more information on the specific analysis process, please read this blog：A Real Trick on April Fool’s Day: Jay Chou’s BAYC NFT was Stolen
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