--- title: Collectors of Ozzy Osbourne's NFTs lose thousands in phishing scam description: Famed rock star Ozzy Osbourne recently announced a new NFT project by the name of CryptoBatz. After a change in promotional URLs, phishers were able to steal more than $40,000 from over 1,300 unsuspecting collectors looking to buy NFTs from CryptoBatz. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/collectors-of-ozzy-osbournes-nfts-lose-thousands-in-phishing-scam/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- * [Home](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/) * [Articles](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/) * [Acronis Threat Research Unit](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/authors/acronis-threat-research-unit/) 29 January 2022 # Collectors of Ozzy Osbourne's NFTs lose thousands in phishing scam Famed rock star Ozzy Osbourne recently announced a new NFT project by the name of CryptoBatz. After a change in promotional URLs, phishers were able to steal more than $40,000 from over 1,300 unsuspecting collectors looking to buy NFTs from CryptoBatz. Author: **[Acronis Threat Research Unit](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/authors/acronis-threat-research-unit/)** [Video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RYNwUYhCpY) Famed rock star Ozzy Osbourne recently announced a new NFT project by the name of CryptoBatz. After a change in promotional URLs, phishers were able to steal more than $40,000 from over 1,300 unsuspecting collectors looking to buy NFTs from CryptoBatz. The project changed the URL for its Discord channel, but phishers were able to re-register the old URL for nefarious purposes. Since nobody on the CryptoBatz team deleted or updated previous communications that referenced the old URL, many collectors were actually directed to a malicious clone of the project, which emptied their cryptocurrency wallets. Acronis Cyber Protect's built-in URL filter recognizes phishing domains, even in the Discord app, and protects users from interacting with them. Related articles [The Gentlemen: A closer look at a not-so-gentle ransomware-as-a- service operation](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/the-gentlemen-a-closer-look-at-a-not-so-gentle-ransomware-as-a-service-operation/) [Acronis AI Copilot: Adoption is high and growing among MSPs](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/acronis-ai-copilot-adoption-is-high-and-growing-among-msps/) [Acronis Cyberthreats Update, October 2026](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/acronis-cyberthreats-update-october-2026/) [AI agents at work: What Acronis endpoint data reveals about MSP and SMB usage](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/ai-agents-at-work-what-acronis-endpoint-data-reveals-about-msp-and-smb-usage/)