Matt Wright
Team at ConsenSys · CEO & Co-Founder at Gaia · Contributor at Mother
Matt Wright is co-founder and CEO of GaiaNet, co-founder and partner of EVM Capital, and previously Head of Community at Consensys. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases Over North Korea-Linked Contractor
In the era of AI-powered hacks, this is true more than ever before https://medium.com/consensys-diligence/upgradeability-is-a-bug-dba0203152ce
Some recent posts have misstated key facts about a security incident that happened a few months ago. Earlier this year, we identified and contained a threat from an individual engaged as a consultant through a third-party provider. The individual was never a Consensys employee. After the threat
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MetaMask almost got hacked. Consensys confirmed they accidentally hired a North Korean software developer using the alias “Tyler Knapp” as a contractor through a third-party provider. Before any real damage could happen, internal security protocols caught the threat. Here’s how Consensys handle
Consensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North Korean
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