The LEGO Group's homepage was attacked and a cryptocurrency scam was posted, which has now been removed

ChainCatcher news, toy manufacturer LEGO Group has removed the "LEGO Coin" token scam that briefly appeared on its homepage after being hacked on October 5. The "LEGO Coin" token was visible on the toy manufacturer's homepage for about 75 minutes before being taken down.

According to reports, LEGO told consumer technology platform Engadget that the cryptocurrency scam only appeared "briefly" on its homepage and that no user accounts were compromised: "The issue has been resolved. No user accounts were hijacked, and customers can shop as usual." "The cause has been identified, and we are taking steps to prevent such incidents from happening again."