36K Users Panic as Trust Wallet’s ‘Secure’ Browser Extension Betrays Them 😅💸

In the quiet chaos of digital existence, Trust Wallet has issued a gentle reminder to its beleaguered users that even in 2026, technology remains a fickle lover. A mere 36,000 souls-0.016

Around 36,000 users still cling to compromised wallets, their digital assets trembling like a sparrow in a hurricane. Notifications arrived via banners, push alerts, and pop-ups, as if the company were staging a desperate one-woman show to regain trust.
Mobile app users, you lucky devils, remain untouched. Early estimates suggest $7 million may have slipped through the cracks-though whether it vanished or merely migrated to a shadow realm remains uncertain.

Trust Wallet, in a surprising twist of irony, advised users to “abandon the old compromised wallet, create a new wallet, and move your funds immediately.” A process as simple as changing a tire while driving, they assured us. The company’s tweet, delivered with the urgency of a telemarketer at 3 a.m., read: “We identified a limited group of ~36k wallets… All impacted users have already been directly notified via a security incident banner on your…”-a message that might have been drowned out by the sound of crickets.

Action required for users impacted by Browser Extension v2.68:

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Steps to Stay Safe (Or at Least Less Exposed)

Trust Wallet’s safety guide unfolds like a Russian nesting doll of bureaucratic tedium:

Update your Browser Extension to version 2.69 or later. Because nothing says “trust” like incrementing a version number.
Abandon the old wallet. Create a new one. Transfer funds. Back up your secret phrase-just don’t write it on a sticky note and stick it to your monitor. 🤦♂️

Who’s Affected? And Why Should You Care?

Only those who logged into Browser Extension v2.68 between December 24 and 26, 2025, were targeted. Mobile users, you’ve dodged the bullet-unless your bullet is named “Zombie Code.” Preliminary estimates suggest $7 million may be at stake, though the true cost might only be revealed in a post-mortem report written in hieroglyphics.

For those who believe they’ve lost funds, Trust Wallet offers a special form to submit claims. The process, they promise, will involve “careful review” and “confirmation of ownership”-a bureaucratic ballet that may take longer than your patience allows. As for the rest of us, we’re left to wonder: In a world where trust is a currency, who guards the guardians? 🤔🔐

2026-01-04 00:00

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