Decentralized financial company Drift states that it has suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming a security incident.
This was reported by the cryptocurrency In an article on X said he was “experienced an active attack” and was trying to “prevent the incident”.
Security researchers and public blockchain data suggest the losses could be significant. Blockchain security company CertiK said in X Crypto analytics firm Arkham said the hackers may have stolen around $136 million when they came up with the figure. 285 million dollars were stolen.
If confirmed, this would make Drift the biggest crypto heist of the year Rect leaderboarda site that tracks crypto theft by size.
It’s unclear who was behind the attack, and a Drift spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Security companies report that North Korea was responsible for the most cryptocurrency thefts last year. obtains at least $2 billion in stolen cryptocurrencybelieved to be used by the regime to fund its nuclear weapons program and circumventing international sanctions that limit its access to the global financial system.
