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Last updated: 2026-04-17·Reviewed by: Autheo Intelligence

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Apr 1, 2026

Drift Protocol Suffers $285M Exploit via Oracle Manipulation and Admin Key Compromise

On April 1, 2026, Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized perpetuals exchange, lost approximately $285 million in the largest DeFi exploit of 2026. The attacker combined a compromised admin key, a fake token with manipulated oracle pricing, and the absence of governance timelocks to drain real assets in under 12 minutes.

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