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Drift says $270 million exploit was a six-month North Korean intelligence operation

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Créé April 05, 2026|1 min de lecture
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Attackers posed as a trading firm, met Drift contributors in person across multiple countries, deposited $1 million of their own capital, and waited half a year before executing the drain CoinDesk detailed earlier this week.

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