Security | March 10, 2026

The Wallet Gets Better at Catching Bad Addresses

Trust Wallet's new poison-address defense shows how much of Ethereum's real security now lives in the software people touch before they send money.

Trust Wallet added address-poisoning protection across 32 EVM chains. Before a user sends funds, the wallet now checks whether the destination resembles addresses tied to scams or copycat patterns.

Address poisoning is a simple trick. A scammer sends a tiny transfer from an address that looks similar to one the user has seen before. Later the victim scrolls through wallet history, copies the familiar-looking line and sends real funds to the wrong place. The attack works because the software presents two addresses that look close enough in a hurry.