Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack Drains $7 Million in Crypto; Users Urged to Update and Protect Wallets

Compromised browser wallet code led to massive crypto theft and a secondary wave of phishing.

Flawed extension triggers emergency update

Trust Wallet has issued an urgent warning to users after a security incident involving its Google Chrome browser extension caused an estimated $7 million in cryptocurrency losses. The company confirmed the issue was confined to extension version 2.68 and urged users to update immediately to version 2.69 to mitigate further exposure.

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