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<p>Crypto wallet platform Trust Wallet has issued a warning to users of Apple devices to disable iMessage. The alert comes after the platform claimed that it got credible intel about a zero-day exploit that hackers could use to hack into users’ devices. The wallet provider posted the warning on its official X account, citing ‘credible intel.’</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="trust-wallet-issues-zero-day-exploit-warning">Trust Wallet issues zero-day exploit warning</h2>
<p>According to its <a href="https://x.com/TrustWallet/status/1779961167537979775" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">post</a> on X, Trust Wallet mentioned that it came across the information on the Dark Web. The platform noted that hackers could use the zero-day exploit to access and take over people’s devices.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/2: ⚠️ Alert for iOS users: We have credible intel regarding a high-risk zero-day exploit targeting iMessage on the Dark Web.<br><br>This can infiltrate your iPhone without clicking any link. High-value targets are likely. Each use raises detection risk. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CyberSecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a></p>— Trust Wallet (@TrustWallet) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrustWallet/status/1779961167537979775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">April 15, 2024</a>
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<p>It stated that this development could spell doom for users with high-value and sensitive information and other valuables. A zero-day exploit is a kind of cyberattack vector that leverages an unknown security vulnerability in a computer software or firmware.</p>
<p>The wallet platform also mentioned that users with wallet accounts on their phones stand a high risk as long as their iMessage is switched on. Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen <a href="https://x.com/EowynChen/status/1779968264510050731" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">shared</a> a screenshot on X, where she showed a file appearing to be a potential zero-day exploit selling for $2 million.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="reactions-and-skepticism-from-industry-experts">Reactions and skepticism from industry experts</h2>
<p>Despite the serious nature of the alert, the issue was met with skepticism from several members of the X community and some popular industry pundits. Pseudonymous blockchain researcher Beau gave an unsatisfactory <a href="https://x.com/beausecurity/status/1779996502435168378" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">response</a> to Chen’s post. “If this is your ‘credible intel’ it’s embarrassing. You don’t have evidence of an iOS exploit you have a screenshot of a guy claiming to have an exploit,” Beau said. Furthermore, he stressed that the alert could cause harm as a result of panic.</p>
<p>This alert is coming after Apple rolled out two <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">updates</a> to fix iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited on iPhones in March. According to security firm Kaspersky, hackers have previously used Apple’s iMessage as an attack vector in the past. Also, a <a href="https://www.halborn.com/blog/post/halborn-discovers-zero-day-impacting-dogecoin-and-280-networks" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">report</a> by cybersecurity firm Halborn in March revealed that about 280 blockchains stand the risk of zero-day exploit which could lead to a loss of about $25 billion worth of digital assets.</p>

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