The exploit did not involve a bug in Drift's code. It used "durable nonces," a legitimate Solana transaction feature, to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks before executing them, bypassing the protocol's multisig security in minutes.
April 02, 2026
CoinDesk
How a Solana feature designed for convenience let attackers drain more than $270 million from Drift
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