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Over $270 Million Drained from Drift Due to a Solana Feature Exploit
The Drift Protocol attack was unusual in that it didn't involve a traditional hack, such as a bug in the code or a cracked private key. Instead, the attacker leveraged a legitimate Solana feature known as 'durable nonces' to deceive Drift's security council into pre-approving transactions that would be executed at a later time, in a context that the signers had not intended. This resulted in the …
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Solana's Durable Nonces Feature Exploited to Drain Over $270 Million from Drift Protocol
The Drift Protocol attack was not a traditional hack, as it did not involve a bug in the code or a cracked private key. Instead, the attacker utilized Solana's 'durable nonces' feature to trick Drift's security council into pre-approving transactions that would be executed at a later time, resulting in the loss of at least $270 million. The attack took less than a minute to execute but over a wee…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Solana's Convenience Feature Exploited to Drain $270 Million from Drift
The Drift Protocol attack was a unique exploit that did not involve a bug in the code or a traditional hack. Instead, an attacker leveraged a legitimate Solana feature called 'durable nonces' to pre-sign administrative transfers that would be executed at a later time. This feature allows for the creation of indefinitely valid transactions, which can be problematic as they can be executed at any t…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Solana Feature Exploited to Drain Over $270 Million from Drift Protocol
The Drift Protocol attack was an unconventional hack that leveraged a legitimate Solana feature called 'durable nonces' to bypass the protocol's multisig security measures. This feature, designed for convenience, allows transactions to remain valid indefinitely, creating a potential vulnerability. The attacker exploited this by obtaining pre-approved transactions from two multisig members, which …
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Over $270 Million Stolen from Drift Due to a Sophisticated Exploit of a Solana Feature
The recent breach of Drift Protocol was not the result of a traditional hacking incident, but rather a clever exploitation of a legitimate Solana feature known as 'durable nonces.' This feature, designed to enhance transaction convenience, allowed an attacker to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks in advance, ultimately bypassing the protocol's multisig security measures and resulting in the …
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Over $270 Million Stolen from Drift Due to Misuse of Solana's Durable Nonces Feature
The recent attack on Drift Protocol was a novel form of exploit that did not involve traditional hacking methods such as finding a bug, cracking a private key, or using a flash loan. Instead, an attacker leveraged a legitimate Solana feature known as 'durable nonces' to trick Drift's security council into pre-approving transactions that would be executed at a later time, resulting in the theft of…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Solana's Convenience Feature Exploited to Drain $270 Million from Drift Protocol
The Drift Protocol attack was an unconventional hack that did not involve finding a bug, cracking a private key, or exploiting a flash loan. Instead, an attacker utilized a legitimate Solana transaction feature called 'durable nonces' to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks in advance, circumventing the protocol's multisig security in a matter of minutes. The outcome was the loss of at least $…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Solana's Durable Nonces Feature Exploited to Drain $270 Million from Drift Protocol
The Drift Protocol attack was unique in that it did not involve a traditional hack or bug exploit. Instead, an attacker leveraged Solana's 'durable nonces' feature to pre-sign administrative transfers, which were then executed weeks later, bypassing the protocol's multisig security measures. This feature, designed for convenience, allows transactions to remain valid indefinitely, creating a poten…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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Over $270 Million Stolen from Drift Due to a Solana Feature Exploitation
The Drift Protocol hack was an unconventional attack that did not involve discovering a code vulnerability, cracking a private key, or exploiting a flash loan. Instead, an attacker utilized a legitimate Solana feature known as 'durable nonces' to deceive Drift's security council into pre-approving transactions that were executed weeks later, under a different context than what the signers had int…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
Tech
Solana's Durable Nonces Feature Exploited to Drain Over $270 Million from Drift
The Drift Protocol attack was unconventional, as it didn't involve exploiting a bug or cracking a private key. Instead, the attacker utilized Solana's 'durable nonces' feature, which allows for the pre-approval of transactions that can be executed at a later time, bypassing the protocol's multisig security measures. This feature, designed for convenience, enabled the attacker to trick Drift's sec…
April 2, 2026, 3:08 p.m.