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MetaMask is pulling its ETH out of Lido staking validators following what the company is calling an infrastructure security incident. The wallet provider says it found no immediate threat to user funds, but the withdrawal process is slow by design — it could take up to forty-five days for that staked ether to fully return. It's a reminder that even routine infrastructure decisions in crypto carry real, time-locked consequences.
Meanwhile, the gender gap in cybersecurity is not closing — it's widening. New figures show women now make up just sixteen percent of the UK's cybersecurity workforce, the lowest share since two thousand twenty-one. That's despite data showing girls consistently outperform boys in STEM subjects at school. The pipeline exists. Something between the classroom and the industry is still breaking down.
And a story about the tools governments use to watch people. WIRED sat down with the CEO of Paragon Solutions, a US-based spyware firm, for a rare on-the-record conversation about how the company claims to prevent its surveillance technology from falling into the wrong hands. It's a frank look at an industry that rarely speaks publicly — and the limits of self-policing in the espionage business.
Stay curious, stay skeptical. Tech Beat out.
