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Drift crypto platform confirms $280 million stolen in hack as researchers point finger at North Korea

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:25 PM UTC·Source: The Record

Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC

Executive Summary

The platform released a post-mortem on Wednesday night explaining that malicious actors gained access to Drift systems through a “novel attack” that involved the “rapid takeover” of the company’s security council administrative powers.

Analysis

The platform released a post-mortem on Wednesday night explaining that malicious actors gained access to Drift systems through a “novel attack” that involved the “rapid takeover” of the company’s security council administrative powers.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Apr 2, 2026.

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