The Sandbox warns its users of a security breach

Hackers continue to plague the blockchain space. They seem determined to commit the same crimes as last year during which they stole at least 3.95 billion dollars. Their new target is The Sandbox, a well-known community metaverse. Indeed, the metaverse and blockchain-focused company has announced that it is currently suffering from a security breach.

Hackers exploit The Sandbox employee’s computer

The Sandbox company has announced to its users that there is a security breach in its ecosystem. He indicated that the hackers used a malicious application to corrupt the system. According to the blog post announcing the news, they sent a phishing email to the company’s customers. In their post, they tricked users into thinking it was The Sandbox itself. It turns out that the email was sent to multiple email addresses.

The metaverse company explained that the hackers went through the computer of one of its employees. They then leveraged the information found to email users on behalf of the company. The email was full of malware hyperlinks. It was titled: Access to the game The Sandbox (PURELAND). It should be noted that the security flaw was first discovered on February 26.

A security problem at The Sandbox!

With email, hackers could remotely control each user’s computer. They thus had the possibility of accessing the personal information of the user concerned. The Sandbox has managed to limit the damage, based on the impacts seen so far.

The Blockchain Company said : “ We blocked the employee’s accounts and access to The Sandbox, reformatted the employee’s laptop, and reset all associated passwords, including requiring two-factor authentication. We have not identified any other impacts “.

Now The Sandbox urges users to be prepared for possible phishing attacks. In this context, he recommends that users strengthen the security of their accounts to protect themselves from possible attacks. To do this, they need to make their passwords stronger. They must also opt for the two-factor authentication system. The metaverse company also asked users not to click on any hyperlinks in the phishing email. She added that they should avoid clicking on any other suspicious links.

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