Trust Wallet confirms extension vulnerability after users report Christmas drains
Crypto Briefing
Trust Wallet confirmed a security vulnerability in its Chrome extension version 2.68, leading to over $6 million in user drains on Christmas.Summary
Trust Wallet confirmed a security incident affecting only version 2.68 of its Chrome browser extension, urging users to immediately disable it and upgrade to version 2.69. The vulnerability was first reported on December 25 by on-chain analyst ZachXBT, who noted numerous unauthorized withdrawals following an update to the extension the previous day. At the time of initial reports, over $6 million had been drained from affected wallets. Trust Wallet stated that its mobile application and other versions of the browser extension were unaffected, and the technical root cause of the exploit is still under investigation.
(Source：Crypto Briefing)