North Korea's Lazarus Group allegedly infiltrated Drift Protocol for 6 months before draining $286M in 12 minutes

North Korea's Lazarus Group reportedly spent six months infiltrating Drift Protocol, using in-person conference outreach and a fake quantitative trading firm to build credibility. The attackers are said to have deposited $1 million ahead of the operation, then siphoned off $286 million in roughly 12 minutes. X user @graminitha1 called the incident "a major blow to DeFi."