Hackers Drain $286 Million From Drift Protocol in Suspected North Korea-Linked Exploit

On April 1, 2026, Drift Protocol, a major Solana-based perpetual futures exchange, was robbed of approximately $286 million after attackers allegedly compromised administrator private keys and emptied multiple vaults; analysts attribute the incident to DPRK-linked actors based on on-chain indicators and laundering patterns, noting rapid token swaps and bridging to Ethereum to obfuscate funds and causing a sharp TVL drop and broad DeFi disruption.