Security researchers said a ticket tool that verifies users and pushes channel-wide notifications was compromised. Clicking on the malicious links that enticed users to mint a limited edition NFT would lead to an illicit script that could steal a user’s NFTs and other wallet information, researchers said.
Several other NFT-centric Discord servers, such as Doodles, Shamanzs, and Nyoki, that use the same tool saw similar phishing messages, pseudonymous blockchain research ‘zachxbt’ pointed out.
Coindesk article on the topic:
BAYC Says Discord Briefly Compromised, Tells Users to Avoid Discord for Minting APE NFTs https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/01/bayc-says-discord-briefly-compromised-tells-users-to-avoid-discord-for-minting-ape-nfts https://archive.ph/q7hLL <-- An archive (easier to read)