Cryptocurrency Wallet Compromise

Compromised wallet applications enabling direct fund theft and credential harvesting.

Trust Wallet Browser Extension Poisoned via Shai-Hulud NPM Attack, $8.5M in Crypto Drained from 2,596 Users

Jan 4, 2026

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by

Elles De Yeager

in Cyber News & Updates

Attackers exploited the Shai-Hulud NPM supply chain attack to leak Trust Wallet developer GitHub secrets, including the Chrome Web Store API key. Using this key, they uploaded a malicious version of Trust Wallet’s extension that harvested private keys and seed phrases, draining $8.5 million from 2,596 crypto wallets. The attack shows how compromised credentials eliminate…