Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 21, 2026Published at 1:29 AM EDT · New York
Consensys Says North Korea-Linked Developer Worked on MetaMask Core Code for About a Month
A contractor using the alias "Tyler Knapp" entered through a third-party provider and touched code supporting crypto-to-fiat conversions before access was revoked, with no funds or data reported lost.
Consensys, the company behind the MetaMask wallet, disclosed that a developer linked to North Korea worked on MetaMask code for about a month before being identified. The contractor operated under the false identity "Tyler Knapp," used the…
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