North Korea Stole 76% of the April 2026 Crypto Hacks in Just Two Attacks
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North Korean actors stole about $577M (76% of April 2026 crypto hack value) in two April drains: $285M from Drift on Solana (Apr 1) and $292M from KelpDAO's LayerZero bridge (Apr 18). Attacks combined advanced social engineering with single‑verifier bridge flaws, durable nonces and RPC poisoning; funds were rapidly laundered mainly via THORChain, exposing bridge and DeFi security weak points. TRM Labs warns this dominance in crypto theft raises systemic risk and should prompt urgent security upgrades across DeFi protocols, bridges, DEXs and CEX on‑ramps.
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- North Korean hackers stole $577M, 76% of all April 2026 crypto hacks via Drift Protocol and KelpDAO attacks.
- Advanced social engineering and single-verifier bridge flaws enabled the rapid, high-value drains.
- These attacks show North Korea’s dominance in crypto theft and could prompt urgent DeFi security upgrades.
North Korean hackers stole approximately $577 million in the first four months of 2026, accounting for 76% of all crypto-hack value from just two attacks. On April 1, they drained $285 million from Drift Protocol on Solana, and on April 18, they drained $292 million from KelpDAO’s LayerZero bridge. The sophisticated operations combined social engineering, durable nonces, RPC poisoning, and rapid laundering mainly through THORChain.
North Korea Dominates April 2026 Crypto Hacks With $577M Stolen
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