Trust Wallet: Promises "full refund" to victim users, the process will be announced later

👤 energyed@Irene 📅 2026-04-02 17:43:15

A security vulnerability occurred in the Trust Wallet browser extension v2.68, affecting approximately US$7 million. The official promised a full refund and asked users to upgrade to version v2.69 as soon as possible.
(Previous summary: CZ: Trust Wallet wallet will compensate users for asset losses, the amount of theft reaches 7 million US dollars)
(Background supplement: Slow Mist: Trust Wallet code base is suspected to have been compromised, users are advised to disconnect and transfer assets)

According to the official account of the Trust Wallet X platform posted on the evening of December 26, the team confirmed that the browser extension kit v2.68 A security incident occurred, affecting approximately $7 million in assets. The official stated that it "will ensure that all affected users receive refunds" and emphasized that supporting affected users is the top priority. The refund process is currently being prepared, and operational guidelines and next steps will be announced later.

Update on the Trust Wallet Browser Extension (v2.68) incident:

We’ve confirmed that approximately $7M has been impacted and we will ensure all affected users are refunded.

Supporting affected users is our top priority, and we are actively finalizing the process to refund the… https://t.co/2XRx8GvZ75

— Trust Wallet (@TrustWallet) December 26, 2025

Hurry up to deactivate v2.68 and upgrade to v2.69

Trust Wallet It is pointed out that this incident only affects browser extension version 2.68. The official request is that users "do not open v2.68 on the desktop" and go to the Chrome extension page to disable and upgrade to v2.69 as soon as possible.

The official post also reminded users to pay attention to counterfeit accounts and "please do not interact with any messages from unofficial channels."

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