Hackers Steal $280 Million from Decentralized Crypto Exchange Drift
A decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto exchange, Drift, has suffered a major security breach, with hackers stealing $280 million, making it the biggest crypto exploit of 2026 so far and one of the largest ever on the blockchain.
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Hackers steal $280mn from decentralised finance crypto exchange Drift
Loss equates to about half of total US dollar value on deposit with platform popular for trading perpetual derivatives
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Drift, one of Solana’s largest perpetual trading protocols, was hit on Wednesday by a sophisticated hack that led to the theft of around $280 million in crypto assets, making it the biggest exploit of 2026 so far and one of the largest ever on the blockchain network. The post Drift Hack Sees $280 Million Stolen in Biggest Crypto Exploit of 2026 appeared first on Morocco World News.
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