Decentralized Finance (DeFi) After the Drift Protocol revealed an active attack, unconfirmed reports estimated its losses at $285 million, while general estimates later ranged between over $270 million and $286 million. The significance of this for Solana is that the network now links a security breach involving hundreds of millions of dollars to an official security program for the largest decentralized finance protocols.

On April 1, 2026, the Drift platform announced it was subjected to a cyberattack, suspending deposit and withdrawal operations, and coordinating with security firms and trading platforms. Later, Crypto Briefing published reports from trusted external sources indicating losses exceeding $270 million, while Eliptic later estimated the losses at $286 million, pointing to multiple indicators suggesting a possible link to North Korea.