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Elliptic: The Drift attack incident is suspected to be carried out by a North Korean hacker organization

By: rootdata|2026/04/02 23:42:00
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According to CoinDesk, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic stated that the Drift Protocol attack resulted in a loss of $285 million, with "multiple signs" pointing to the North Korean-supported DPRK hacker organization. Elliptic focused on analyzing on-chain behavior, money laundering techniques, and signals at the network level, all of which align with previous state-affiliated attacks.

The Elliptic report noted: "If confirmed, this would be the 18th DPRK attack tracked by Elliptic this year, with over $300 million stolen to date." On a technical level, Elliptic described this attack as "premeditated and meticulously planned," with early test transactions and pre-positioned wallets prior to the main attack. After the execution of the attack, the funds were quickly consolidated and transferred across chains, converted into more liquid assets, forming an organized and repeatable money laundering process aimed at obscuring the source of funds while maintaining control.

This incident involved over ten types of assets, with funds being transferred across chains from Solana to Ethereum and other chains, further highlighting the importance of cross-chain tracing capabilities. Drift Protocol is the largest decentralized perpetual contract trading platform on the Solana blockchain, and its token has dropped over 40% to approximately $0.06 since the hack.

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