Crypto wallet Trust Walletconfirmed early morning on Friday, Dec. 26 that approximately $7 million in customer funds were lost in an exploit. The hack has been tied to a bad update of the wallet’s Chrome browser extension after users reported losing funds in what appears to be a supply-chain attack.

The issue affected only Trust Wallet Browser Extension version 2.68, the company said in an X thread yesterday evening, when the company first confirmed the exploit. Users were told to stop opening the extension, turn it off, and upgrade to version 2.69. Mobile users and other versions were not affected, according to the team.

The warning came just hours after blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reported in his Telegram channel that several Trust Wallet users had reported funds being drained within hours, shortly after a new Chrome extension update was pushed.

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