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<p class="is-style-lead">While the <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/nft/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://crypto.news/tag/nft/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NFT</a> sales volume shows a downtrend, a hacker called “Fake_Phishing182232” stole four Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC).</p> 
<p>According to a tweet by the blockchain security and intelligence firm PeckShield, the hacker pocketed the collectibles — MAYC #8265, #6840, #7840 and #4843 — from MAYC’s platform.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#PeckShieldAlert</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Phishing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Phishing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#NFT</a> 4 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MutantApeYachtClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#MutantApeYachtClub</a> are stolen by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fake_Phishing182232?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Fake_Phishing182232</a><a href="https://t.co/EMT83FwEmP" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/EMT83FwEmP</a><a href="https://t.co/StYhSHIMOQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/StYhSHIMOQ</a><a href="https://t.co/Qzje6bRX1t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/Qzje6bRX1t</a><a href="https://t.co/gHRtShBkU0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/gHRtShBkU0</a> <a href="https://t.co/X8ADnjeUgT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/X8ADnjeUgT</a></p>— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1681845186484404224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">July 20, 2023</a> 
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<p>Per the on-chain data, the exploiter paid only $14.94 to transact the collectibles to his wallet, while all four transactions were completed within five seconds.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>While the hacker didn’t pay anything for the NFTs, data <a href="https://www.cryptoslam.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">provided</a> by CryptoSlam shows that the average floor price of MAYC collectibles is around 6.07 ethereum, worth roughly $11,500 at the time of writing.</p> 
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<p>It’s important to note that MAYC’s sister collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), <a href="https://crypto.news/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-collection-plummets-over-90-from-600k-peak/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">witnessed</a> a significant decline of 90% in its average floor price. BAYC’s bottom price was around $600,000 in May 2022, but currently worth around $60,000.</p> 
<p>Moreover, MAYC sales volume has risen by 77.7% in the past 24 hours, currently sitting at $573,000, according to CryptoSlam. While MAYC’s trading volume gained bullish momentum, the total NFT sales have dropped by over 20% — totaling $14.9 million at the time of writing.</p> 
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<p>Per CryptoSlam, the number of NFT buyers and transactions has also plunged to 55,288 and 217,860, respectively.</p> 
<p>On the other hand, a report on July 3 <a href="https://crypto.news/nft-thefts-decreased-in-june-data-shows/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">shows</a> that the amount of NFT thefts has fallen by 23% since May. Hackers have stolen roughly $2.27 million worth of digital collectibles in June, with the Blur marketplace becoming the favorite place with an 86% share of the looted NFTs.</p> 
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