Trust Wallet exposes plugin vulnerability, user assets at risk
December 26th brought bad news—Trust Wallet, the most widely used non-custodial wallet, officially confirmed that browser plugin version 2.68 has a serious security flaw. According to preliminary statistics, this incident has resulted in over $6 million in user funds lost.
This is not the first time a wallet plugin has encountered issues. Looking back at recent years' news, various browser plugin wallets have frequently appeared on security incident "blacklists"—from fake software impersonating legitimate versions, to carefully crafted phishing attacks, and vulnerabilities at the code level, plugin wallet users have been living through a series of "defensive battles." Interestingly, official disclosed vulnerabilities are relatively rare compared to these incidents.
This event with Trust Wallet serves as a reminder to everyone: even the most well-known projects can have pitfalls. Whether professional users or beginners, vigilance regarding wallet security should never be relaxed. It is recommended that users who have recently used this plugin quickly check their asset status, update to the latest version, or switch to alternative solutions.
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StableBoi
· 11h ago
It's Trust Wallet again. This time, it screwed up. $6 million just disappeared without a trace.
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DevChive
· 20h ago
Wow, Trust Wallet also had a failure? 6 million USD just gone...
Damn, here we go again, plugin wallets really can't do it, brothers
Big investors have already switched to hardware wallets, and we're still playing with fire as small retail investors
Quickly check again, in case you get caught and have nowhere to cry
This time Trust Wallet is really embarrassing, claiming to be the safest but... haha
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ProposalManiac
· 20h ago
A cost of $6 million for an official confirmation—this governance mechanism design is truly brilliant.
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CryptoMotivator
· 20h ago
6 million dollars just gone like that, Trust Wallet can't handle it either... I think it's safer to use a hardware wallet.
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ShortingEnthusiast
· 20h ago
6 million dollars just gone like that? Trust Wallet's move is really hardcore.
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GateUser-bd883c58
· 20h ago
Here we go again? Trust Wallet also failed, losing $6 million this time. I’ve been saying that browser plugin wallets are really unsafe, but everyone still insists on using them.
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LongTermDreamer
· 20h ago
6 million dollars lost... Now three years of hard work gone, but let's just consider it as tuition fees haha
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SilentObserver
· 20h ago
Six million dollars just disappeared like that. Trust Wallet isn't the first time either. Who can I still trust?
Trust Wallet exposes plugin vulnerability, user assets at risk
December 26th brought bad news—Trust Wallet, the most widely used non-custodial wallet, officially confirmed that browser plugin version 2.68 has a serious security flaw. According to preliminary statistics, this incident has resulted in over $6 million in user funds lost.
This is not the first time a wallet plugin has encountered issues. Looking back at recent years' news, various browser plugin wallets have frequently appeared on security incident "blacklists"—from fake software impersonating legitimate versions, to carefully crafted phishing attacks, and vulnerabilities at the code level, plugin wallet users have been living through a series of "defensive battles." Interestingly, official disclosed vulnerabilities are relatively rare compared to these incidents.
This event with Trust Wallet serves as a reminder to everyone: even the most well-known projects can have pitfalls. Whether professional users or beginners, vigilance regarding wallet security should never be relaxed. It is recommended that users who have recently used this plugin quickly check their asset status, update to the latest version, or switch to alternative solutions.