On November 16th, 2022, the adidas Web3 Studio announced their new NFT collection, adidas Virtual Gear, that expands their โInto the Metaverseโ narrative. However, the mint process wasnโt as smooth as expected: NFTs stolen, unboxing paused, hours of uncertainty, and more. This article will explore how I found the critical vulnerability, how it worked, how easy it was to exploit, the response by the team, and a solution. Letโs dive in!