Nyoki Club Discord Hack

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Nyoki Club

Nyoki Club is a popular set of 2,732 NFT characters. On April 1st, their Discord server was attacked, with a fake link posted promising a cheap mint of 1,000 new Nyoki NFT characters. It is believed that the access token was compromised when one of the Admin accounts used the same token to validate on another Discord serer. It is unknown how many users were affected. Nyoki club has agreed to cover all losses.

About Nyoki Club

"Millions of years ago, Comet Nyoki struck the peak of Mount Fuji… This wasn’t any usual comet but a one of a kind falling star." "Comet Nyoki brought thousands of different and special little species from another universe to Japan. These creatures were named after the comet that crashed down to earth… The Nyokies have lived their secret lives on Mount Fuji for many years, but in current times they are all ready to explore the streets of Tokyo… and eventually the world!"

"Unique, random Nyokies have been created by the founders of Nyoki Club, which include 2,732 characters in 3D and 4K resolution. Nyokies look like big clay modelled bears, have a bulky body, low shoulders, prominent ears, and large vertical eyes." "With nearly endless combinations, all Nyokies are guaranteed to be unique and seamlessly lovely." "Each Nyoki is one-of-a-kind artwork and will be available to be minted on the Ethereum Blockchain from April 10th."

"BlockSecAlert tweeted that Nyoki Club's Discord account was attacked at 6:30 am (UTC) on April 1st. In line with what appears to be an ongoing trend with big NFT projects, the Nyoki Club hackers have been spreading links to fake minting sites."

"Although we were not using the hacked bots in our server, Attackers were able to send a fake mint website as an announcement by using one of the Founder's access tokens. We believe the token was recorded while founder was verifying himself in a different server."

"We've decided to roll out public minting for 1,000 Nyokie NFTs up for mint as a thank you to all your guys' support." "As the Nyoki family, we always follow and support one another. Thank you to every one of you for your hard work and participation within this project."

"Hackers are mainly posing a fake phishing scam using the Discord Bot to disguise the fake links as legitimate new offerings. Vice confirmed that the link links users to two crypto wallets, such as Fake_Phishing5519 and Fake_Phishing5520 on blockchain explorer Etherscan, and that both wallets have experience extensive activity over the past few days as the hackers try to launder their stolen cryptocurrency."

"Bored Ape Yacht Club, Nyoki and Shamanz have all tweeted warnings to users that their Twitter bots have been hacked and are advertising new, completely fake NFTs. If users take users to legitimate NFT sites, the link directs users’ crypto to a pair of crypto wallets that have been illegally laundering their ill-gotten gains."

"Along with blue-chip projects like BAYC, and Doodles, our server was also compromised today due to a recent large-scale hack. We have taken everything under control in less than 30 minutes."

"We've tracked the transactions and confirmed that some of the members got scammed during the incident. Nothing to worry about, we are in contact with victims, and losses will be covered by Nyoki Club."

"Users are advised to stay alert at this time and refrain from clicking suspicious links posted on Discord servers." "Please deauthorize http://Captcha.bot from your discord account if you haven't already."

While Ticket Tool has not released an official announcement, they did offer this explanation: "A recent update I made to the add command had a bug allowing for some type of permission exploit. I've reverted the update to the previous uncompromised version and will be looking into exactly how this happened. The bot itself is not compromised beyond a very unfortunate bug."

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What Happened

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Key Event Timeline - Nyoki Club Discord Hack

Date	Event	Description
March 31st, 2022 11:24:00 PM MDT	0xGav.eth Reports Hack on Twitter	Twitter user oxGav.eth reports the Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord is hacked.
March 31st, 2022 11:54:00 PM MDT	ZachXBT Similarities Noted	Twitter user ZachXBT reports on the similarities between the Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord post and a new attack onthe Doodles Discord post, suspecting that the same group is behind both attacks.
March 31st, 2022 11:58:00 PM MDT	Serpent Suspects Captcha Bot	Twitter user Serpent (formerly SerpentAU) reports having inside information from the hackers and that the official "Captcha Bot" is hacked. At this time, it is reported that Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodle are both hacked. He also warns that many other servers will be hacked.
April 1st, 2022 12:32:00 AM MDT	ZachXBT Report on Twitter	Twitter user ZachXBT reports that Nyoki Club is "hacked as well now".
April 1st, 2022 12:46:00 AM MDT	Serpent Reports Ticket Tool Hack	Twitter user Serpent (formerly SerpentAU) makes another post that it's "100% CONFIRMED" that "TICKET TOOL IS HACKED" along with screenshots of an "AUDIT LOG FROM DOODLES & SHAMANZS".
April 1st, 2022 1:34:00 AM MDT	Ticket Tool Posts Tweet	Ticket Tool posts an update Tweet that the problem was a recent update that "had a bug allowing for some type of permission exploit". The developer reported that he "reverted the update to the previous uncompromised version and will be looking into exactly how this happened".
April 1st, 2022 2:06:00 AM MDT	Ticket Tool Posts Tweet Again	Ticket Tool again posts the same update (with no further clarification) in response to the thread by Jon_HQ. This would be their last post for many months.
April 1st, 2022 12:35:00 PM MDT	Vice News Article Published	Vice News publishes an article on the situation, which includes that the Discord channels of platforms including Bored Ape Yacht Club, Nyoki, Shamanz, Doodles, and Kaiju Kingz were all hacked. It provides an excerpt of some of the phishing posts, some basic blockchain analysis, and mention of some other Discord attacks.
April 2nd, 2022 9:12:00 AM MDT	Serpent Requesting Code Inspection	Serpent requests to be unbanned from the Ticket Tool discord and that he be allowed to look at the source code to get more information. His Tweet does not appear to have ever been responded to.
April 2nd, 2022 5:23:48 PM MDT	CryptoHubK Article Published	CryptoHubK published a summary of the situation. It is reported that hackers gained access to the Discord of Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, and Mutant Ape Kennel Club. The article included the PeckShield alert. Some information is later included on the Doodle NFT Discord attack, and the suggestion that this was responsible for the loss of Jay Chou's BAYC #3738. The article also includes general information on other Discord hacks, however it appears to incorrectly state the dates as March 1st for other attacks.
April 4th, 2022 10:39:11 AM MDT	Tech Radar Article Published	TechRadar publishes an article on the situation. It includes Bored Ape Yacht Club, Nyoki, Shamanz, Doodles, and Kaiju Kingz. An example of the phishing tweet on Bored Ape Yacht Club is provided, as well as the response by Noyki Club. It gives some background on the NFT minting process, and mentions that all projects were quick to react to the situation. Information about the wallets were also included.
April 4th, 2022 10:48:00 AM MDT	Candid Technology Article Published	Candid Technology publishes an article on the situation. The article mentions Bored Ape Yacht Club, Nyoki, and Shamanzs as victims, as well as referencing attacks on Doodles and Kaiju Kingz as reported by ZachXBT. The reactions by platforms Nyoki Club and Bored Ape Yacht Club were included, as well as wallet addresses Fake_Phishing5519 and Fake_Phishing5520 and some of the attempts at mixing the proceeds.
April 4th, 2022	Game News 24 Article Published	Game News 24 publishes an article that "Bored Ape Yacht Club, Nyoki and Shamanz have all tweeted warnings to users that their Twitter bots have been hacked and are advertising new, completely fake NFTs" and that "the link directs users’ crypto to a pair of crypto wallets that have been illegally laundering their ill-gotten gains".
April 8th, 2022 12:11:23 PM MDT	NFTNow Article Published	NFTNow publishes an article on the situation. It mentions Bored Ape Yacht Club, Shamanz, and Nyoki Club as the projects with their Discord channels attacked. Fake NFT links are included, and a specific quote of the announcements for Nyoki Club. Background on the funds, wallets, and some history of Discord attacks is also included in the article.
May 6th, 2022 5:45:00 AM MDT	Serpent Bribery Accusation	Twitter user Serpent reports that he is "[s]till waiting for an update" and "highly believe[s] this was a bribe".
June 2nd, 2022 9:05:00 PM MDT	Ticket Tool Launches Video Series	In their first Tweet since the hack (after nearly 2 months of silence), Ticket Tool says it's "been a long time" and introduces users to watch the first "official video from [their] tutorial series" about how to set up Ticket Tool.

Total Amount Lost

The total amount lost is unknown.

Attackers wallet is reportedly included FakePhishing_5519 and FakePhishing_5520.

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Immediate Reactions

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Ultimate Outcome

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Total Amount Recovered

There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

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Ongoing Developments

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General Prevention Policies

It is recommended to be extremely cautious of any links posted on Discord, given the repeated hacks of the platform. Users need to be cautious with any posted links. Always check any communication against multiple official sources of a project.

Platforms should be extremely cautious regarding the permissions which are granted via Discord, and limit the access levels to critical functionality. Discord should improve their security and offer multi-signature permissions for key functions. Ideally, public groups should be managed from an exclusive account which isn't used for anything else.

Individual Prevention Policies

No specific policies for individual prevention have yet been identified in this case.

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Platform Prevention Policies

Policies for platforms to take to prevent this situation have not yet been selected in this case.

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Regulatory Prevention Policies

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