#钱包安全漏洞 Seeing the Trust Wallet incident, the first thing that came to my mind was the 2016 The DAO event. Back then, it was also a source code-level vulnerability, and it happened at the worst possible time—around Christmas—when hackers precisely chose their window. History is so eerily similar that it’s unsettling.

This time, Trust Wallet’s approach was even more ruthless: reconnaissance on December 8th, backdoor implantation on December 22nd, and fund transfers starting on December 25th, with the entire operation tightly scheduled. The attacker directly modified the source code, using legitimate tools like PostHog as a cover, and stole the mnemonic phrase through error message fields. From a technical and strategic perspective, this is no longer just a typical supply chain attack but at an APT level—developer permissions may have been compromised long ago.

The loss of over $6 million is shocking enough, but what’s even more alarming is that it exposes a fundamental dilemma in wallet security: no matter how strong the encryption algorithms are, they can’t prevent internal breaches. Over the years, I’ve witnessed numerous security incidents in the crypto space, each time thinking, “This will be the last time,” but the reality is, as long as there’s a centralized update mechanism, this risk always exists. MetaMask, imToken, Exodus—these wallets have all experienced similar close calls.

The key reflection is: some investors are still asking, “Is upgrading to version 2.69 safe?” What I want to say is, that’s the wrong question. The real question is, how much trust are you still willing to place in third parties? Serious security-conscious users have long returned to hardware wallets or self-managed wallets. Trust Wallet’s openness and ease of use used to be its advantages, but in the face of APT attacks, those become attack surfaces.

If you’re still using this type of extension wallet, I recommend doing three things right now: disconnect from the internet immediately and check, export your private keys to an offline wallet, and then—consider whether it’s time to reevaluate your asset management strategy.