North Korean Hackers Once Had Months-Long Offline Contact with Drift Employee, Eventually Carrying Out $285 Million Social Engineering Attack

BlockBeats News, May 1st, prior to the attack on Drift Protocol, North Korean hackers engaged in months of offline contact and infiltration with company employees, ultimately carrying out one of the largest social engineering attacks in the history of the crypto industry, resulting in approximately $285 million in losses.

Blockchain security firm TRM Labs data shows that as of 2026, North Korean hackers have accounted for 76% of all cryptocurrency hacker losses.