MetaMask Withdraws Validators Amid Security Incident

MetaMask has proactively withdrawn its non-custodial staking validators from Lido protocol as a precautionary measure following a security incident affecting parts of its infrastructure. The company stated that no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets has been identified.

The affected Ethereum (ETH) validators began exiting on October 30, and the process is expected to take around 45 days to complete. Once the exit process is finished, the withdrawn ETH will return to the Lido protocol in stages.

Lido Finance developer Will Shannon explained that the ETH exiting validators operated by MetaMask Staking are expected to return to the protocol gradually as those validators complete the exit, withdrawal and re-entry process.