Unfortunately, as is becoming more common in the NFT space, Bill Murray’s wallet was hacked for $175,000 over 112 ETH after his recent charity auction. In detail, they completed the hack in a few different transactions.
Steal the six images
Yesterday, September 2 @NFTHerder A hacker has detailed a Twitter thread that stole $175,000 worth of ETH from Hollywood actor Bill Murray’s wallet.
The hack took place on Thursday, when the hacker drained 94% of the funds in Murray’s Wallet, according to Etherscan, and was released by a group of actors. In the past, there was also an attempt to steal some of the NFT that Murray personally owned.
Thankfully, Wallet’s security team protected him from the worst. They did this by moving their precious NFTs, which include Damien Hirst, cryptopunks, pudgy penguins, cool cats and flower girls, into a pair of safehouse wallets, greatly reducing the chance of further theft. They also tried to steal 800 NFTs from the collection he started.
The activist group has already filed a police report and is working with Chinalysis crypto analytics firm to identify and prosecute the hacker.
According to CoinDesk, in response to this hack, auction runner Mishap72 donated 120 ETH to Coinbase of Chive Charities to replace what was lost.
Bill Murray’s NFT collection
This Thursday, Bill Murray released a collection called ‘The Bill Murray 1000’, which features NFTs of 100 stories surrounding the comedian/actor. The NFTs cover a wide range of topics, from how Hunter S. Thompson saved Bill’s life to the day he met future President John F. Kennedy.
Bill and his son worked closely with the collection’s writer, John Ressig, to add context to his best stories. In doing so, they reviewed, edited and approved each story.
Each of the 100 Story NFTs features a unique design inspired by the story. Each original story/design combination is available in nine additional colorways.
The NFTs, initially released on Coinbase, also provide exclusive access to owners of an exclusive club that offers “the man, the legend, the legend” once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
About Bill Murray
Bill Murray is an American actor and comedian from Illinois, USA. Best known for his role in Ghostbusters, where he portrayed Dr. Peter Venkman. As well as other roles in movies like Meatballs, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack and Lost in Translation. For the latter, Murray won a Golden Globe and a British Academy Film Award, as well as an Academy Award for Best Actor.
In recent times, the American has shown a clear interest in the NFT space. He has started his own charity collection at auction, and personally handles an impressive art portfolio and profile NFTs.
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