OpenSea is probing a phishing attack.

• OpenSea's CEO announced on Saturday that the company is investigating a "phishing attack" that no longer seems active.
• Devin Finzer stated on Twitter that there is no connection between the OpenSea website and the malicious payload signed by 32 users, some of whose NFTs were stolen by an attacker.
• The demand for NFTs, which are unique digital assets, has increased significantly in the past year.

OpenSea's CEO announced on Saturday that the company is investigating a "phishing attack" that no longer seems active.

Devin Finzer stated on Twitter that the malicious payload signed by 32 users on the OpenSea website is not linked to the NFT craze that has gained traction over the past year.

Unlike most currencies, NFTs are unique and act as collectors' items that can't be duplicated, making them rare by design. They are recorded on a blockchain, a digital ledger similar to the networks that underpin Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Some of the stolen NFTs have been returned, Finzer said.

Finzer refuted rumors that the hack was worth $200 million by stating that the hacker had only $1.7 million of ETH in his wallet from selling some of the stolen NFTs.