Crypto Hack

Drift confirms DPRK link on its $285M exploit, Morgan Stanley debuts a spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca, the CLARITY Act picks up speed in the Senate, and Justin Sun accuses Trump-backed WLFI of hiding a blacklist backdoor.

Drift protocol attackers used a $500 fake token, compromised multisig signers, and pre-signed transactions to execute the largest DeFi hack of 2026.

Charles Guillemet says the $230 million Drift Protocol exploit likely involved compromised multisig signers tricked into approving a malicious transaction.

Over $230 million in stolen USDC bridged via Circle's own CCTP from Solana to Ethereum across 100+ transactions over six hours.

Trump’s Iran flip triggered ~$400M in liquidations, as NYSE and Nasdaq raced into tokenization, the CLARITY stablecoin bill drew backlash, and CoinDCX founders were arrested then bailed in 72 hours.

SlowMist’s CISO warns crypto developers to urgently check systems, rotate keys, and review logs to prevent losses like Trust Wallet’s breach.

The First Step Act is shaping world’s biggest bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein’s journey from Federal prison to cybersecurity pivot.