$285 Million Drift Protocol Exploit Shows Signs of North Korea-Linked Hackers

Elliptic attributes a $285M exploit of the Solana-based Drift Protocol to North Korea–linked state-sponsored actors, citing on-chain behavior, laundering patterns, and network-level signals; the incident is reported as the largest crypto exploit of the year, caused the protocol token to drop over 40%, and is presented as part of a series of DPRK-linked crypto thefts totaling over $300M so far this year.