‘No indication that MetaMask wallets were affected’ – Joseph Lubin reassures users

SECURITY FLAW‘No indication that MetaMaskwallets were affected’ – JosephLubin reassures users17IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 4, 2026 06:02blockboard.net

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MetaMask disclosed an incident affecting part of its infrastructure on Sept. 30 and said it found no immediate threat to its wallets [32217]. Joseph Lubin separately said there was no indication that MetaMask wallets were affected [32213]. An on-chain estimate counted 16,965 validators exited or in the queue by Oct. [32217]. ETH moving out of the overall validator market was described as having jumped 4x in the past few days [32213].

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Joseph Lubin said there was no indication that MetaMask wallets were affected.
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ETH moving out of the overall validator market was described as having jumped 4x in the past few days.
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MetaMask disclosed an incident affecting part of its infrastructure on Sept. 30 and said it found no immediate threat to its wallets.
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An on-chain estimate counted 16,965 validators exited or in the queue by Oct.

What it means

Users of MetaMask are the group most directly affected today, because the company said an incident touched part of its infrastructure on Sept. 30 while also saying it saw no immediate threat to its wallets. That means wallet users have a specific security event to notice, even though the disclosed update did not say their wallets were exposed.

Market reaction

ET Ethereum the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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+0.04 % before publication
+0.29 % after
$2,695price at publication
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20 days ago Consensys founder says MetaMask wallets safe after security incident event 1 actors in common · 2 news media