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Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack

Attackers drained $285 million from Solana's Drift Protocol by exploiting governance weaknesses, not smart contract code, through social engineering, a fake token, and removal of a security timelock. TRM Labs and Elliptic assess the attack was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers based on on-chain patterns.

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Apr 4, 2026, 1:29 AM
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DeFi hackgovernance exploitsocial engineeringdurable noncefake tokenmultisig compromisecross-chain bridgefunds launderingsecurity audit

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Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack

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Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack

Apr 4, 2026, 1:29 AM

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