Twitch co-founder's new NFT platform hit with NFT scam through Discord hack Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Twitch co-founder's new NFT platform hit with NFT scam through Discord hack Community duped for $150,000. News by Ed Nightingale News reporter Updated on 22 Dec 2021 39 comments Twitch co-founder Justin Kan last week launched a new platform to sell NFTs, but its Discord server was hacked and hit by an NFT-selling scam. Fractal is Kan's new venture, essentially a marketplace for selling in-game items and cosmetics as NFTs on the blockchain. A hacker managed to gain access to the Fractal Discord server posing as a bot with a link advertising a drop of NFTs to be sold. The scammers managed to sell 3,294 NFTs before it was shut down, according to reporter Zach Bussey. Of course, no NFTs were being sold. Instead, the NFT-selling platform was scammed for around $150,000. Fractal issued a statement in response. "Earlier today, approximately 373 of our community members fell victim to a scam posted on our Discord. We are sorry. We are going to make this right," it reads. "The hacker made out with ~800 sol (~$150,000) by managing to post a fake mint link in our #announcements channel. With over 100,000 members in our community, it's quite impressive that the hacker only managed to dupe .3% of our community." Yes that's Fractal boasting about how only a small percentage of its community were ironically duped. The statement explains that those scammed will be refunded, before warning that "we must all be careful out there". "If something doesn't feel right in crypto, please don't proceed, even if at first it looks legitimate," reads the statement. "We must use our best judgement as there's no "undo button" in crypto." Kan himself issued a video statement on Twitter, apologising to those affected and warning us to "trust your instincts if something seems fishy". Our @fractalwagmi server was hacked earlier today. Working on a fix and will refund everyone who lost $. pic.twitter.com/E1pQOotrFQ- Justin Kan (@justinkan) December 21, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store