#钱包安全漏洞 When I saw the news about the Trust Wallet incident this time, my first reaction was not surprise, but a confirmation of a simple truth — the biggest enemy of wallet security is often not the official vulnerability itself, but our negligence.
Carefully examining the details of the $6 million theft this time is worth pondering. Trust Wallet indeed had a plugin vulnerability, but a more painful reality is that counterfeit software and phishing attacks have been the most frequent methods over the past two years. Major wallets like MetaMask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet are often impersonated, even repeatedly in the Firefox Add-ons store. In other words, many people's funds are lost not because the official protections failed, but because they downloaded fake versions from the start.
This makes me think of a key security habit — **only download from official channels**. Chrome Web Store, official websites — these routes may sound cliché, but they are often the most direct way to protect assets. Especially for those whose assets are relatively concentrated in a single wallet, this step really cannot be skipped.
Long-term stable asset management first requires ensuring the principal is safe. Don’t wait until something happens to regret not verifying the download link more thoroughly. Sometimes, the best defense is sticking to these seemingly simple habits.
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#钱包安全漏洞 When I saw the news about the Trust Wallet incident this time, my first reaction was not surprise, but a confirmation of a simple truth — the biggest enemy of wallet security is often not the official vulnerability itself, but our negligence.
Carefully examining the details of the $6 million theft this time is worth pondering. Trust Wallet indeed had a plugin vulnerability, but a more painful reality is that counterfeit software and phishing attacks have been the most frequent methods over the past two years. Major wallets like MetaMask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet are often impersonated, even repeatedly in the Firefox Add-ons store. In other words, many people's funds are lost not because the official protections failed, but because they downloaded fake versions from the start.
This makes me think of a key security habit — **only download from official channels**. Chrome Web Store, official websites — these routes may sound cliché, but they are often the most direct way to protect assets. Especially for those whose assets are relatively concentrated in a single wallet, this step really cannot be skipped.
Long-term stable asset management first requires ensuring the principal is safe. Don’t wait until something happens to regret not verifying the download link more thoroughly. Sometimes, the best defense is sticking to these seemingly simple habits.