Unfortunately, the world of NFTs is often plagued by scammers and hackers, some of whom are still very difficult to track down. This will binance Our security team has caught the criminals behind last year’s NFT hack.
This news was shared by Binance CEO Chao Changpeng In a Twitter thread on January 17, 2023.
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As Zhao explained, this chain of events began last year when an NFT of prominent Turkish artist Yılmaz Aslantürk was stolen.
Last year, this well-known Turkish artist launched an NFT on OpenSea that was hacked. Binance Security and his team took note of this and identified a suspect.
After months of correspondence with the suspects, they finally admitted to stealing the money and agreed to return the money.
stop #SAFU. https://t.co/qaoOZ36SiG
— CZ🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) January 17, 2023
Zhao also said that the Binance team contacted the perpetrators and talked to them for several months. Ultimately, they admitted to stealing the property and agreed to return the money. Zhao, in response to another Twitter user of hers, quickly clarified that Binance is not affiliated with OpenSea and will only assist if they identify a suspected theft.
The news brought relief to Aslantürk, who publicly thanked the Binance team for the recovery of their assets. It’s also a relief for NFT users who trust the industry a little more.
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Tokoni Uti has written extensively on blockchain and cryptocurrencies over the years. Her work has been featured on sites such as BTCmanager and Blockchain Reporter. She has a degree in Corporate Communications.