Хакеры обокрали пользователей Trust Wallet на $7 млн: уязвимость в обновлении стала причиной утечки Translated headline: Hackers Rob Trust Wallet Users of $7 Million: Vulnerability in Update Leads to Data Breach

The Trust Wallet browser extension has been targeted by a hacking attack, impacting hundreds of users with total losses amounting to $7 million.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT was among the first to highlight the incident, suggesting that the most recent update for the Chrome wallet could be the root cause.

Cybersecurity expert known as Akinator discovered malicious code embedded within the upgrade. This script secretly transmitted wallet data to a phishing site, metrics-trustwallet.com. The domain was registered just a few days prior to the attack and is currently no longer accessible.

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

Developers are currently investigating the cause of the incident.

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

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

Trust Wallet users are sharing their experiences on social media. A user with the handle yuna reported that $300,000 was stolen from her wallet in just four minutes.

*»I was coming back from a family gathering. I wanted to check the markets, possibly find opportunities during the New Year dip. Instead, I opened my wallet and saw that $300,000 had disappeared. […] Everything I worked for. Stolen right on Christmas,»* she wrote.

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

Since the beginning of the year, hackers have stolen cryptocurrencies worth over $3.4 billion, according to Chainalysis.