[Azuki NFT Anime World's Twitter account was hacked and over $1.74 million was taken from unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors. This is a possible $1 million worth of NFTs stolen.

Hackers hijacked the official Azuki Twitter account (opens in new tab) and attempted to seduce 334,600 big fans with a series of posts promoting fake mints. The fanbase, made up of anime, crypto, and bean enthusiasts, all seem to be in good spirits despite the attack.

In case you are wondering about the bean connection, azuki is a type of sweet red bean commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

Users who fell for the social engineering and attempted to mint money by clicking on fake links not only had their entire cryptocurrency wallets exposed, but many of their precious NFTs were stolen. These included 74 Otherdeeds NFTs worth approximately $2,700 each, three Porsche NFTs worth $3,100, 57 Beanz NFTs worth $2,600, 12 Doodles NFTs worth $10,600, and $9,200 worth of Pudgy 49 Penguins were included. Also missing were two Mutant Ape, which could sell for about $24,300 at floor price (via Web3isgoinggreat (opens in new tab)).

One user in particular is said to have lost $750,000 in USDC stablecoins from a single wallet. Tragic. Investing in real azuki stocks would have been safer.

In a thread about the January 27 attack, Azuki officials stated that they "immediately contacted their Twitter contacts and took steps to alert the community. The malicious tweets and links were promptly removed.

The circumstances of the hack are unclear, but Azuki said it is under investigation. 'We take security seriously and our Twitter account was protected using a 2FA authentication app.'

Azuki recently partnered with a clothing brand named Ambush (opens in new tab). The least that can be said about Azuki is that their work looks much better animated than Adata's awful Web 3 animation (opens in new tab), Extreme Saga.

Azuki's site (opens in new tab) is truly spectacular. Colored with Matrix-inspired "get azuki" type propaganda, one can travel around the world and discover stories that are undoubtedly gateways to NFT-style money-making.

The Alley is a favorite of mine, and I nearly cried when the cheerful bell tune of the Teriyaki Boys' Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift theme (opens in new tab) began playing in the background. The song promises "lots of diamonds dangling" to potential NFT investors, as the original song suggests, but here it seems to have failed.

It seems another nail has been put in NFT's coffin.