Trust Wallet подвергся хакерской атаке: ущерб пользователей составил $7 миллионов Translated: Trust Wallet Hacked: Users Suffered $7 Million in Losses

The Trust Wallet browser extension has suffered a cyberattack, affecting hundreds of users and resulting in a total damage of $7 million.

The incident was first highlighted by on-chain investigator ZachXBT, who suggested that the recent update for the Chrome wallet might be the cause.

Cybersecurity expert known as Akinator found malicious code within the upgrade. This script covertly transmitted wallet data to a phishing site, metrics-trustwallet.com, which was registered just days before the attack and is now no longer accessible.

Trust Wallet emphasized that only version 2.68 of the wallet’s browser extension was impacted. The team urged users to upgrade to version 2.69 and provided a step-by-step guide.

Developers are currently investigating the causes of the incident.

Binance founder and Trust Wallet owner Changpeng Zhao has assured that the project will fully compensate for the losses.

Lookonchain analysts identified the hacker’s addresses and noted that $4.2 million has already been transferred to ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, KuCoin, and HTX.

Trust Wallet users are sharing their experiences on social media. A user named yuna highlighted that $300,000 was withdrawn from her wallet in just four minutes.

*»I was returning from a family celebration. I wanted to check the markets, perhaps looking for opportunities during the holiday dip. Instead, I opened my wallet and saw that $300,000 had vanished. […] Everything I worked for. Stolen right on Christmas,»* she wrote.

It’s worth noting that in December, the prediction platform Polymarket reported a breach of user accounts due to a vulnerability with a third-party provider.

Since the beginning of the year, hackers have siphoned off over $3.4 billion in cryptocurrencies, according to Chainalysis.