Trust Wallet vulnerability led to $170,000 exploit

Trust Wallet vulnerability led to $170,000 exploit

A recent incident involved a vulnerability found in the WebAssembly feature (WASM) of Trust Wallet. 
App vulnerability discovered
A security researcher discovered the vulnerability and immediately alerted Trust Wallet. Upon investigation, Trust Wallet’s team discovered that the vulnerability may allow attackers to execute malicious code directly on the devices of users. The team took immediate action to mitigate the risks and released a security update for the app.
Whilst the vulnerability, which was first reported in November 2022, has been patched, and all addresses that were created after this date are safe, Trust Wallet reports that two exploits managed to steal the value of $170,000 USD.
The Trust Wallet team has assured all users that anyone affected will be reimbursed from any losses. A process has been created to this effect, and affected users have been asked to move the balances on any vulnerable address as soon as possible.
Trust Wallet urges user precautions
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