Very recently, 3 of the most reputable teams/projects in the NFT space — Doodles, Azuki and Bored Ape Yacht Club — had their Discord servers compromised.
Rumours are that the official Captcha Bot has been hacked. (If you’re a heavy user of Discord, you’ve likely used this software many times.)
Since I can’t confirm or deny the hacking is related to captcha—but seems very likely that it is—I recommend that everyone does this: User Settings >> Authorised Apps >> Scroll to Captcha Bot >> Deauthorise
This Twitter thread is the best I’ve seen so far for keeping track of what’s going on and which Discord servers are affected:
More generally, please take extreme caution when clicking any links in Discord—especially until more information comes to light regarding these incidents.
There’s never a bad time to brush up on some best practices regarding online security. Read the following resource and share it with others who you feel would find it valuable: Scam Protection Bible: What You Need To Know To Avoid Crypto and NFT Scams.
Related: Guide to the Latest Wave of Crypto Scams