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Crypto wallet provider Trust Wallet is urging Apple users to disable iMessage, citing “credible intel” of a zero-day exploit that could allow hackers to take control of users’ phones. 
“Alert for iOS users: We have credible intel regarding a high-risk zero-day exploit targeting iMessage on the Dark Web,” the firm <a href="https://x.com/TrustWallet/status/1779961167537979775" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">posted</a> to X at 7:53 pm UTC on April 16.
The firm stressed the zero-day exploit can infiltrate and take control of iPhone users without clicking a link and that high-value account holders are most at threat.
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A zero-day exploit is a cyberattack vector that takes advantage of an unknown or unaddressed security flaw in computer software, hardware or firmware.
Trust Wallet <a href="https://x.com/TrustWallet/status/1779989330213154916" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">stressed</a> that all crypto wallets held on an iPhone with iMessage switched on are at risk. 
The firm’s CEO, Eowyn Chen, <a href="https://x.com/EowynChen/status/1779968264510050731" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">shared</a> a screenshot of which she claims to be a potential zero-day exploit, showing an asking price of $2 million for the exploit.&nbsp;
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However, the so-called threat was met with skepticism from several industry pundits.&nbsp;
“If this is your ‘credible intel’ it’s embarrassing. You don’t have evidence of a iOS exploit you have a screenshot of a guy claiming to have an exploit,” pseudonymous blockchain researcher Beau <a href="https://x.com/beausecurity/status/1779996502435168378" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">said</a> in response to Chen’s screenshot.
Asked whether it’s better to be “safe than sorry,” Beau stressed Trust Wallet’s alert could cause panic-induced harm.
More than 1.2 million X users viewed Trust Wallet’s alert on X over the first four hours.
Another skeptical <a href="https://x.com/0xfoobar/status/1779968968050061715" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">comment</a> from crypto analyst Foobar later led the firm into <a href="https://x.com/TrustWallet/status/1779991076838707207" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">revealing</a> its intel was sourced from its “security team and partners” that constantly check for threats.
Cointelegraph reached out to Apple but didn’t receive an immediate response.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/winrar-patches-zero-day-bug-targeted-crypto-traders">WinRAR patches zero-day bug that targeted stock and crypto traders</a>
It comes as Apple <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">released</a> emergency security updates to fix two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on iPhones last month. 
Apple’s iMessage application has also been <a href="https://securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">used as an attack vector</a> for hackers in previous events, according to security researchers at Kaspersky.
Meanwhile, more than <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/more-than-280-blockchains-at-risk-of-zero-day-exploits-warns-security-firm">280 blockchain networks are at risk</a> of zero-day exploits that could put at least $25 billion worth of crypto at risk, cybersecurity firm Halborn claimed last month.
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‘Disable iMessages’ ASAP to avoid crypto zero-day exploit: Trust Wallet

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