MetaMask Responds to Security Incident, Proactively Exits Validators

MetaMask announced on September 30 that it is addressing a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. While no immediate threat to user wallets has been identified, the company is proactively exiting affected validators within its non-custodial staking operations as a precaution. This includes validators operated by MetaMask Staking on the Lido protocol. The exit process for these validators has begun and is expected to conclude by October 7, with ETH withdrawals and re-staking expected to take up to 45 days. MetaMask clarified that it does not manage withdrawal keys for customer-staked ETH.