Bean obsessed crypto-weeb community harvested for $2.74m in cryptocurrency & NFTs

Another instalment in the series of life affirming Web3 downfalls, over $1.74 million has been robbed from unsuspecting, would-be investors after the Azuki anime world's Twitter account was hacked. That's on top of a potential $1 million worth of stolen NFTs.

Having taken over the account, hackers' attempted to seduce its 334,600 large fanbase with a series of posts advertising fake mints. The fanbase, consisting of anime, crypto, and bean enthusiasts, all seem in good spirits despite the attack.

In case you're wondering about the bean connection, Azuki beans are a kind of sweet red bean commonly used in Japanese cooking—a necessary piece of context for later.

Users who fell for the feat of social engineering and clicked through, attempting to mint through the fake links, had not only their entire cryptocurrency wallets drained, but many of their precious [[link]] NFTs stolen. These included 74 Otherdeeds NFTs worth around $2,700 each, three Porsche NFTs worth maybe $3,100, 57 Beanz NFTs at $2,600, 12 Doodles NFTs at $10,600, and 49 Pudgy Penguins worth $9,200. Two Mutant Apes were also lost, which could sell for around $24,300 at floor price (via ).

One user in particular is said to have lost $750,000 in USDC stablecoin from a single wallet. Tragic, really. Would have been safer to invest in real-life Azuki bean stocks.

In a thread detailing the events of the January 27 attack, Azuki officials say they "immediately reached out to our contacts at Twitter, as well as took steps to alert the community. The malicious tweets and links were taken down swiftly."

How the hack came to be is unclear, though Azuki says it's currently looking into it. "We take security seriously, and the Twitter account was secured using a 2FA Authentication app."

Somewhat appropriately, Azuki recently partnered with a clothing brand named , only for their followers to end up ambushed a little later down the line. Foreshadowing, perhaps? The least I can say about Azuki is that their stuff looks a darn sight better animated than , Xtreme Saga.

The is truly something to behold. Saturated with a kind of Matrix inspired "take the red bean" spiel, you can journey to different parts of the world to discover stories that undoubtedly are a gateway to moneymaking schemes of the NFT variety. 

The Alley is my favourite, and almost had me in tears when the hilarious bell tune from the Teriyaki Boys' started playing in the background. It promises potential NFT investors "many many diamonds dangling" as the original [[link]] song proposes, though that seems to have fallen through [[link]] here.

Sounds like just another nail in the NFT coffin.