Trump’s Crypto Project WLFI Under Attack as Ethereum Upgrade Backfires

September 2, 2025

Hackers are systematically exploiting Ethereum’s EIP-7702 upgrade to steal World Liberty Financial tokens from Donald Trump’s crypto project, according to SlowMist security researchers. The attacks leverage a vulnerability in the May Pectra upgrade that allows externally owned accounts to delegate control to smart contracts, enabling attackers to plant malicious code …