Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases Over North Korea-Linked Contractor
Ethereum software firm Consensys suspended MetaMask product releases earlier this year after discovering that a contractor with links to North Korea had access to the wallet's code for roughly a month. The contractor, br...
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MetaMask code was open to a North Korea-linked contractor for a month before Consensys halted releases
A contractor brought in through a third-party provider worked on MetaMask code from March 9 unt...
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