Yuga Labs Mailchimp Exploit: Account Compromise, NFT SAFU

Mailchimp has announced that it was subject to a hack that compromised Yuga Labs’ account. However, the NFTs themselves are secure, Yuga Labs confirmed.

Email platform and marketing service Mailchimp recently experienced a data breach that led to the compromise of Yuga Labs’ accounts. The well-known NFT company that is behind Bored App Yacht Club, Mebits, Cryptopunks and others tweeted about the event on January 19th.

Epoch Labs confirmed that it had used the service only a few times and “for limited purposes”, but wanted to share the information discreetly. They added that “an unauthorized actor may have accessed data in our account.” However, it does not appear that any data was exported.

Yuga Labs also revealed that the data in the Mailchimp account was from an email campaign involving only a few people. This had nothing to do with actual NFT minting.

The company told the community that it will only contact individuals with Yuga Labs email addresses if they believe their data has been affected. He stressed that users should exercise caution.

Mailchimp Hacked (Again)

Mailchimp security identified that the breach occurred on January 11. It soon began taking action, notifying those affected the very next day. Dozens of customers were affected by this.

This isn’t the first time that Mailchimp has been hacked – in fact, it’s the second time in six months. Last time, the attacker used social engineering to gain access and the affected accounts were largely crypto and finance related.

These types of indirect attacks on the crypto industry are common. As such, players in the space warn users to be careful about suspicious emails or DMs.

Yug Labs continues its ambitions in the NFT space with several new developments. The company recently revealed details of a Sewer Pass, an NFT collectible that all BAYC and MAYC owners will receive as a free claim.

The company also revealed Dookie Dash, an endless runner game that requires players to have a sewer pass in order to play. As expected, sales of the project picked up after the announcement. The Sewer Pass NFT collection exceeded $6 million in a matter of hours.