{"id":855,"date":"2022-11-20T02:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/20\/notorious-nft-thief-monkey-drainer-strikes-yet-again\/"},"modified":"2022-11-20T02:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:00:44","slug":"notorious-nft-thief-monkey-drainer-strikes-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/20\/notorious-nft-thief-monkey-drainer-strikes-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Notorious NFT Thief \u2018Monkey Drainer\u2019 Strikes Yet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The infamous NFT thief Monkey Drainer strikes again, this time with a phishing scam.<\/p>\n<p>EojJim took to Twitter to let the community know that they lost two NounsDao NFTs. The user purchased the NFTs for a total of 160 ETH, which is currently around $200k. It\u2019s unclear if <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/digidaigaku-ceo-hacked-community-warned-of-phishing-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkey Drainer<\/a> is a single person or a group. They have been behind some of the highest-profile hacks of the year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84959\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84959 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-450x300.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84959 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-450x300.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a red sweatshirt holds the hood over his face, which is covered by a neon mask.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-84x56.jpg 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monkey Drainer has stolen two NounsDao NFTs. Credit: Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"How_Did_Monkey_Drainer_Strike_This_Time\">How Did Monkey Drainer Strike This Time?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a Twitter thread, EojJim lamented that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EojJim\/status\/1593741318840356867?s=20&amp;t=PFKbADTQNAUhc4kgt_8yYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I never thought I would get phished<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, they received a realistic-looking email with legitimate accounts backing it. The email was promoting the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dimitrilikissas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dimitrilikissas<\/a> for Christie\u2019s. Specifically, it called for owners of CryptoPunks to collaborate. When EojJim went to support the cause, he got phished and his NounsDao NFTs were gone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84957\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84957 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-768x513.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-450x301.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20802'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20802'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"A line of code on a computer screen is shown glowing in the dark.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-84x56.jpg 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-450x301.jpg 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84957 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-768x513.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-450x301.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A line of code on a computer screen is shown glowing in the dark.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-84x56.jpg 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash-450x301.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">User EojJim recalls the experience as \u201cembarrassing.\u201d Credit: Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"How_Do_We_Know_Its_Monkey_Drainer\">How Do We Know It\u2019s Monkey Drainer?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Web3 sleuth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ZachXBT<\/a> and community member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_solimander_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_solimander<\/a>, the entity behind the hack appears to be Monkey Drainer. This person or group has been going after Bored Apes in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>EojJim is \u201cmentally writing them off as 0,\u201d but he has also said that he will \u201cput a bounty if anything can be retrieved.\u201d He even asked if anyone can put him in touch with the NFT thief <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/nft-thief-monkey-drainer-strikes-again-stealing-cryptopunks-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkey Drainer<\/a> to \u201cnegotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84956\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84956 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-768x513.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-450x301.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20802'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20802'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"A man sits in a dark room with his computer screen casting a blue glow. His face is covered by a black and white mask.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-84x56.jpg 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-450x301.jpg 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84956 size-full\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-768x513.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-84x56.jpg.webp 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-150x100.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-450x301.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man sits in a dark room with his computer screen casting a blue glow. His face is covered by a black and white mask.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-84x56.jpg 84w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/clint-patterson-dYEuFB8KQJk-unsplash-450x301.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Web3 community identified the hacker as Monkey Drainer. Credit: Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2\/>\n<p>It has been a hard few weeks for Web3. Whether it\u2019s the collapse of FTX or the recent string of scams, there always seems to be news of bad actors impacting the space. However, many in the community are eager to rebuild and change through innovation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-text__wrapper post-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>All investment\/financial opinions expressed by NFTevening.com are not recommendations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is educational material.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As always, make your own research prior to making any kind of investment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/notorious-nft-thief-monkey-drainer-strikes-yet-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The infamous NFT thief Monkey Drainer strikes again, this time with a phishing scam. EojJim took to Twitter to let the community know that they lost two NounsDao NFTs. The user purchased the NFTs for a total of 160 ETH, which is currently around $200k. It\u2019s unclear if Monkey Drainer is a single person or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[9],"tags":[21],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sebastiaan-stam-RChZT-JlI9g-unsplash-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}