Trust Wallet wallet address security verification progress: 2596 accounts affected

TopEscapeArtist · 2026-01-21T10:04:57+00:00

Trust Wallet official report indicates that the security incident involving browser extension v2.68 affected 2,596 wallet addresses. The team is actively working on compensation. To date, approximately 5,000 compensation requests have been received, but most contain duplicate or invalid information. To ensure the security of funds, Trust Wallet has implemented multiple verification mechanisms to accurately identify victims and has committed to promptly distributing compensation upon confirmation.

TopEscapeArtist

2026-01-21 10:04:57

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Trust Wallet officially announced the latest verification results of the browser extension v2.68 security incident at the end of the year. According to the information released by CEO Eowync.eth on the X platform, after in-depth investigation by the team, it was confirmed that a total of 2,596 wallet addresses were affected by this security risk. Faced with complex on-site situations, the Trust Wallet team is adopting a layered verification approach to systematically advance the victim compensation process.

Data Disclosure and Challenges in Compensation Application Review

As of the time of the announcement, the team has received approximately 5,000 compensation applications. However, many of these applications contain duplicate submissions or invalid information, with some users attempting to impersonate genuine victims to claim compensation that does not belong to them. This phenomenon has posed a substantial challenge to accurately determining wallet address ownership. The team stated that verifying the true ownership of each wallet address is the top priority of the current work.

Multiple Verification Mechanisms Activated to Prioritize Fund Security

To ensure that compensation funds are accurately returned to the rightful users, Trust Wallet has adopted a multi-dimensional cross-verification model. The team conducts cross-comparisons using on-chain data, user records, transaction logs, and other dimensions to distinguish genuine victims from malicious submitters. Some cases have already reached relatively clear conclusions, but the overall verification process is still progressing steadily. The team explicitly stated that they will prioritize fund security and accuracy of results, and will expedite subsequent compensation distribution once accuracy is assured, with further updates to be announced in a timely manner.

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