Drift crypto platform confirms $280 million stolen in hack as researchers point finger at North Korea
2026-04-03T02:51:57Z•123542a787d60a11c5812f386987140e442ac3b75dd240a393056b1b0f2c6b07
DeFiItalyNorth Korea-linkedSIOWhatsAppadministrative takeovercryptodata breachdriftfile-transfer systemgovernance attackiOSregulationsecurity councilsolanaspywarestolen fundssupply-chainthird-party vendor
What happened
Multiple security stories: Drift crypto confirms roughly $280M stolen after a “novel” attack that involved a rapid takeover of the platform’s security-council administrative privileges; researchers point to North Korea–linked actors and Drift suspended services. Separately, WhatsApp warned of a fake iPhone app used to distribute SIO spyware, primarily impacting users in Italy. A hacking group claimed to breach a file-transfer system used by a third‑party vendor for Nissan/Infiniti dealers; Nissan says no customer data appears to be at risk. (Also reported: French Senate passed a bill to ban <=
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