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Drift Protocol crypto theft via long-term social engineering

April 6, 2026BleepingComputer, Hackread.com, hacker.house

BleepingComputer, Hackread.com, hacker.house, and Sam Curry describe a Drift theft tied to a months-long in-person trust-building operation where attackers posed as a trading firm before exploiting developers and devtools.

Drift $280M crypto theft linked to 6-month in-person operation
posed as a trading firm for six months
built fake business relationships in person for 6 months
used $1 million to build trust
approached by a group of individuals at a major crypto conference
BleepingComputer
Hackread.com
hacker.house
Sam Curry
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