OpenSea, has issued a warning to customers after it was discovered that an employee of Customer.io, a platform leaked the list of OpenSea customers’ emails to an outside party.
The breach has affected all of the users who have given their email to the marketplace, whether it’s for the platform or its newsletter. Following the breach, OpenSea advised customers against potential phishing attempts.
The NFT marketplace announced that it has contacted law enforcement officials about the breach and that an investigation is in progress.
The most recent data breach is far from the first major assault on OpenSea and its users this year. The NFT marketplace’s Discord server was hacked, leading to a surge of phishing assaults. In the event, numerous user wallets were exploited. Furthermore the platform was subjected to one of its most severe assaults yet, in which an exploit allowed attackers to sell NFTs without permission. The marketplace reimbursed $1.8 million in losses.
OpenSea warned that hackers may attempt to contact OpenSea customers through emails from domains that appear similar to OpenSea.io or OpenSea.xyz. Users on Twitter have reported an increase in spam emails, phone calls and text messages.
