Major Blockchain Firm Consensys Accidentally Hired a North Korean Hacker [View all]
Fort Worth-based blockchain firm Consensys, creator of the popular Ethereum-based MetaMask crypto wallet, accidentally hired a software developer linked to North Korea, according to internal messages obtained by Drop Site News.
North Korean nationals have increasingly targeted American software companies, posing as engineers and securing software development roles in order to expropriate trade secrets or infiltrate the software development supply chain. The DPRK-linked engineer, who was hired by Consensys as a consultant, used the alias “Tyler Knapp” and GitHub handle “imyugioh.”
The revelation comes as Republican senators are planning to brief President Donald Trump on new crypto legislation, the Clarity Act, details of which have yet to be released publicly.
Internal Slack communications indicate “Knapp” worked on core platform code for the MetaMask wallet, and contributed to parts of the platform related to conversion between crypto and fiat currency via third-party payment providers. Drop Site has confirmed that the public GitHub profile associated with “Knapp” also made contributions to MetaMask’s mobile wallet platform; his contributions abruptly stopped in April 2026—the same time his access to the Consenys team was terminated. The contributions began on March 9, meaning the actor had roughly a month to roam inside the system.
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