Hackers stole Ethereum worth more than $180,000 raised by Bill Murray as part of a charity auction, CoinDesk reported.
Hackers ripped off 119 of the second largest crypto from the actor’s personal wallet on Thursday evening, data shows, that was intended for Chive Charities.
Murray was auctioning off a “Beer with Bill Murray” NFT on Wednesday. The successful bidder won a meeting with the comic actor while an artist painted the scene on canvas and to turn into a digital copy.
Nonetheless, the hacker fled away the next day with 119.2 Ethereum that Murray had raised for the charity. Coinbase user Brant Boersma was the successful bidder, beating six others who made a total of 60 bids.
The runner-up, Coinbase user Mishap72, sent 120 Ethereum worth about $187,000 to Chive to reimburse the charity, a marketplace representative told CoinDesk.
The hacker also tried to steal 800 NFTs from the Bill Murray 1,000 collection, but was protected by a wallet security team called Project Venkman, per CoinDesk.
