BlockBeats news, on July 21, MetaMask developer Consensys confirmed that it will urgently fix the issue of the browser extension writing excessively to the hard drive. Several users reported that the plugin continually wrote data in the background, reaching up to 5MB per second, causing daily write operations of 500GB on solid-state drives (SSD). The issue can be traced back to May 9, when user 'Quanquan' reported that the unused MetaMask plugin wrote 100GB of data in a single day. On June 24, user ripper31337 detailed this problem, noting that the cumulative write over three months reached 25TB.
A Consensys spokesperson acknowledged the existence of 'abnormally high disk activity', primarily affecting users with excessively large state data, and promised to fix the issue by reducing write frequency and optimizing data fetching strategies. The latest feedback indicates that as of July 17, the vulnerability still exists. Some users claimed that the plugin had depleted 50% of their SSD's lifespan. The MetaMask team responded again on July 19, stating that the repair plan is in progress. (Cointelegraph)