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"$285 million Drift Hack traced to six-month DPRK social engineering operation." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 05 April 2026, 2310 UTC. Content and Source: "The Hacker News." URL-- https://thehackernews.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net). $285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation Apr 05, 2026 Cryptocurrency / Threat Intelligence Drift has revealed that the April 1, 2026, attack that led to the theft of $285 million was the culmination of a months-long targeted and meticulously planned social engineering operation undertaken by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that began in the fall of 2025. The Solana-based decentralized exchange described it as "an attack six months in the making," attrib...