Drift Protocol Hack: $285 Million Stolen from Solana in 12 Minutes
On April 1, 2026, while the crypto world was bracing for April Fools’ jokes, hackers pulled off the biggest DeFi heist of the year. Drift Protocol, one of the largest decentralized perpetual futures platforms on Solana, was drained of $285 million in just 12 minutes. The attack combined social engineering, oracle manipulation, and a little-known…







