The analyst said that MetaMask in the security incident, block rewards for 19 validators were transferred, and approximately 17000 validators exited
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Analyst Kaden said that MetaMask validators’ reward addresses were suspected of being tampered with, and approximately 0.36 ETH was stolen.
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Analyst:MetaMask in the security incident, block rewards for validators were transferred, approximately 19 validator block rewards were transferred, approximately 523000 ETH validators voluntarily exited
PANews October 1 reported that analyst Kaden said after an on-chain investigation that the security incident involving MetaMask validators may have been related to the block reward recipient address being tampered with. Kaden said that 19 validators MetaMask had received block rewards, of which 18 validators’ rewards were not paid to the correct fee recipient address, but were instead transferred to an address funded by Tornado Cash (0x98B9…24A3). The rewards actually stolen by the attacker amounted to approximately 0.36 ETH, and it currently appears that the attacker may not have had the ability to withdraw staked ETH 17000. Data shows that approximately 523000 validators have voluntarily exited, involving approximately ETH 3. Kaden said it remains unclear whether the attacker was able to modify all fee recipient addresses. In addition, Kaden noted that there are still https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articles/01a0f682-a9a2-7429-9744-697c8ff3a07b
Key points
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Kaden said that the security incident may have been related to the block reward recipient address being tampered with.
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Kaden said that 19 validators MetaMask had received block rewards, of which 18 validators’ rewards were not paid to the correct fee recipient address.
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The relevant rewards were transferred to an address funded by Tornado Cash (0x98B9…24A3).
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Kaden said that the rewards actually stolen by the attacker amounted to approximately 0.36 ETH, and it currently appears that the attacker may not have had the ability to withdraw staked ETH.
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Data shows that approximately 17000 validators have voluntarily exited, involving approximately 523000 ETH。
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Kaden said it remains unclear whether the attacker was able to modify all fee recipient addresses.
AI-assisted interpretation
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When validators receive block rewards, the rewards should be sent to the designated fee recipient address. Kaden believes that the recipient addresses of some MetaMask validators may have been changed, causing the rewards to be transferred to other addresses; however, the existing text does not show that the staked ETH has been withdrawn.
Why it matters to readers
The incident involved the security of validator reward receipts and was accompanied by approximately 17000 validators voluntarily exiting; the scope of the impact and whether the staked ETH is secure still require further confirmation.
Beginners should distinguish between “block rewards being transferred” and “staked ETH being withdrawn”: the source claims that approximately 0.36 ETH in rewards was stolen, but does not confirm that the attacker was able to withdraw staked ETH。
Risks and unknowns
These conclusions are primarily based on analyst Kaden’s claims regarding an on-chain investigation; the source does not provide MetaMask official confirmation.
It remains unclear whether the attacker could modify all fee recipient addresses.
Whether the attacker actually could not withdraw staked ETH remains unconfirmed.
Approximately 17000 validators’ voluntary exits were not explicitly stated by the source to have a causal relationship with this security incident.
The main text is truncated at “there are still 3 suspected,” so the relevant information is incomplete.
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