Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden has pledged to refund all users who were duped into purchasing fake NFTs on its website as a result of an exploit.
Во 4 јануари изјава, the company said a bug in its newly deployed “activity indexer” for its Snappy Marketplace and Pro Trade tools essentially allowed fake NFTs to skirt verification and get listed alongside genuine NFT collections.
In an update on Jan. 5, Magic Eden said the exploit led to 13 fraudulent NFTs sold across five collections that were transacted 27 times amounting to around 1,100 Solana (СОЛ), worth nearly $15,000.
Two of the affected projects were the high-priced and popular Solana-based collections ABC and y00ts.
Не ги купувајте овие @y00tsNFT on @MagicEden, лажни се!
Basically, every single collection is fake on Magiceden, a massive exploit is happening ongoing.
Најмногу страдаат NFT-овите со висока вредност, бидејќи напаѓачите избираат прво да ги искористат NFT-овите со повисока вредност. pic.twitter.com/35RYHOKVxd
— HGE.SOL ♂️ (@HGESOL) Јануари 4, 2023
The NFT platform said it has rectified the issue by temporarily disabling both tools and eliminating the “entry points” that allowed unverified NFTs to get through.
It also asked users to perform a “hard refresh” to ensure the unverified listings no longer show up on their browser session and shut down the purchase of unverified NFTs as a precaution.
“Magic Eden is safe for trading and we will refund all the users who mistakenly bought unverified NFTs specifically due to this issue,” it wrote.
Претходно денеска, непроверените NFT беа прикажани како дел од проверените колекции на ME. Во последниот ден, влијанието беше задржано на 25 непроверени NFT продадени во 4 колекции.
Го решивме проблемот и ќе им ги вратиме парите на засегнатите. Сега, никој не може да купи непроверени NFT на ME.
— Magic Eden (@MagicEden) Јануари 4, 2023
Magic Eden first зголеми the alarm over the fraudulent NFTs in a Twitter post on Jan. 4, citing community reports that people were able to buy fake ABC NFTs. At the time, it said it added “verification layers” in an attempt to resolve the issue.
After the announcement, Twitter users continued to sound the alarm on fake y00ts NFTs pervading the platform. A screenshot from ABC creator “HGE” showed at least two sales worth 100 SOL each, a total amount of around $2,600.
DeGods, the creator of y00ts, also Твитер to its followers that there was an exploit on Magic Eden that allowed unverified NFTs to be listed as part of the collection.
Во моментов постои експлоатација на Magic Eden што дозволува непроверени NFT да бидат наведени како дел од колекцијата
Можете да потврдите дали NFT е дел од колекцијата на нашата страница за истражување поврзана подолу
Ако не е во нашиот истражувач, не е нашиот NFThttps://t.co/c4HKIJJD1n
— DeGods III (@DeGodsNFT) Јануари 4, 2023
The latest exploit is now the second incident that users of Magic Eden has had to go through this week.
On Jan. 3, the marketplace was littered with pornographic images and images from the television series The Big Bang Theory.
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Magic Eden said a third-party image hosting provider was “compromised” leading to the “unsavory images” and assured users their NFTs were safe.
Update (Jan. 5, 10:00 PM UTC): The article was updated to reflect the most recent figures from Magic Eden released on Jan. 5 stating 13 fake NFTs were sold across five collections. Previously it reported 25 fake NFTs sold across four collections.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/magic-eden-to-refund-users-after-25-fake-nfts-sold-due-to-exploit