The Sandbox posted that it discovered on February 26 that an unauthorized third party gained access to the computer of an employee on the team and used it to send an email falsely claiming to be from The Sandbox. The email, titled "The Sandbox Game (PURELAND) Access," contains a hyperlink to malware that can remotely install malware on the user's computer, granting it control of the computer and access to the user's personal information. right. Access to this third party is limited to a single employee's computer.

The Sandbox said that upon discovering the unauthorized access, the recipients were notified and the employee's account and access to The Sandbox was blocked, and that no further impact has been identified at this time.