North Korea linked hackers blamed for $285m Solana Drift exploit

According to Elliptic, the $285 million exploit of Solana-based Drift Protocol shows multiple indicators associated with North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking groups, based on onchain behaviour, laundering patterns and network-level signals that align with previous incidents attributed to DPRK-linked actors.

The attack is described as the largest crypto exploit recorded this year, with Drift Protocol’s token falling more than 40% following the incident, reflecting immediate market impact and concerns over platform security. If confirmed, this incident would represent the eighteenth DPRK act Elliptic has tracked this year, with over $300 million stolen so far, the report said. The assessment attributes the activity to North Korea-linked hackers, framed as a claim about attribution rather than a certainty. Read more at Finance Feeds.