To protect yourself from NFT scams, it is important to follow basic security principles and take preventative measures.
What is a malicious Seaport contract?
A malicious Seaport contract occurs when bad actors build and integrate OpenSea's Seaport contract with malicious intent, leading to phishing scams that can drain your entire wallet.
How can you protect yourself from a similar attack on your NFTs?
Avoid signing messages or transactions from wallets that hold such valuable NFTs, except from a verified source like the OpenSea UI
Use separate types of wallets for different assets
Store your most valuable NFTs or NFTs you don't want to lose on a cold storage wallet
how to reverse a malicious Seaport Signature.
Step One: Go to the contract
First, you will need to go to the OpenSea Seaport contract on Etherscan/Polygonscan. Click the link to have it open.
Then, click "Connect to Web3" - you'll find it on the bottom left side of the page.
Stp Two: Scroll Down
Then, scroll down to "Increment Counter," then click "Write," and sign the signature
What happens now?
This means that by implementing the new contract, all previous listings have been deleted, including both intended and potentially harmful ones, rendering them unable to be executed.