People visiting Lego’s website on the night of October 4 were welcomed by a banner featuring an illustration of a gold coin with the company’s logo, claiming that the “Lego Coin” had been officially released. Buyers were also promised a “secret reward.” However, Lego didn’t actually launch an official cryptocurrency coin, and according to The Brick Fan, an external cryptocurrency website started selling “Lego tokens” for Ethereum when you hit the buy button. . The website appears to have been hijacked by a malicious attacker, switched banners, and used it for some type of crypto fraud.
As pointed out by users on the Lego subreddit, the incident happened overnight at Lego headquarters. However, the company responded relatively quickly and removed unauthorized banners and links. As of this writing, the LEGO Fortnite collaboration banner is back and you can access the collection via the “Buy Now” link. Lego told Engadget that no user accounts were compromised and the cause of the issue has been determined. He also said that he would take measures to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. However, the company declined to provide details about the “cause” or the measures it is implementing.
Here is the company’s official statement:
“On October 5, 2024 (the night of October 4 in the United States), an unauthorized banner briefly appeared on LEGO.com. It was quickly removed and the issue was resolved. User accounts were We are not compromised and customers can continue shopping as usual.” The cause has been identified and we are taking steps to prevent it from happening again. ”
