#DriftInvestigationLinksRecentAttackToNorthKoreanHackers

$285 Million Drift Hack traced to six months DPRK Social Engineering Operation-Drift has revealed that the Apri 1 2026, attack that led to the theft of $285 Million was the culmination of months long targeted and meticulously planned social engineering operation undertaken by the Democratic People Republic of Korea DPRK that began in the fall of 2025.

The Solana based decentralized exchange described it as " an attack six months in making " attributing it with medium confidence to Notth Korean state sponsored hacking group dubbed UNC4736 which is also tracked under the cyptonyms Applejeus, Citrinesleet, Golden Chollima and Gleaming Pisces.