Bill Murray is the latest celebrity to be targeted by crypto thieves.
Criminals made off with 119.2 ETH (about $185,000) that the actor had raised during his NFT charity auction. The unknown hackers also attempted to steal non-fungible tokens from Murray’s personal collection, which includes two CryptoPunk NFTs, according to Coindesk.
CryptoPunks are among the most sought after NFTs and can range in price from $77,600 to $1.2 million in ether, according to GoBankingRates.
The “Groundhog Day” star’s virtual wallet security team, NFT consultancy firm Project Venkman, was able to protect his NFTs. However, they were unable to protect the funds raised for charity. It could be difficult to retrieve them since cryptocurrency transactions are typically irreversible.
Murray’s team says they’ve filed a police report and are working with crypto analytics company Chainalysis to identify the thief.
Although Murray’s charity funds appear to be gone, another Coinbase user has donated about $187,500 worth of ether to Chive Charities, the non-profit Murray was raising funds for, to replace the money that was stolen.
Scammers ‘target anyone they think they can get money from’
Murray is far from the only celebrity to be targeted for their pricey digital collectibles. In May, for example, actor and producer Seth Green lost four Bored Ape NFTs to a phishing scam, which is when cyber thieves steal users’ personal information by tricking them with bogus links.
Like CryptoPunks, Bored Ape NFTs are…
