What matters
Approve lets a contract spend a token later.
Permit may create spending authority from a signature without a separate approval transaction.
A hardware wallet cannot protect against a transaction its owner knowingly confirms.
Safe next actions
- Do not sign messages or permissions you do not understand.
- Review active approvals and revoke dangerous ones.
- Move remaining assets to a new wallet if compromise is confirmed.
When specialist help is useful
Analysis is appropriate when assets already moved, unknown approvals exist, or the malicious starting point and fund route must be established.