De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto were stolen in a hack

Decentralized Finance Company Drift it says it suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming security.

the crypto platform said in the post on X that it “was facing a threat,” and that it was working “to contain the incident.”

Security researchers and data in the public blockchain show that it can be very interesting. Blockchain security company CertiK said on X that hackers may have stolen about $136 million, when crypto analytics firm Arkham put the figure. about $285 million was stolen.

If confirmed, this would make the Drift hack the biggest crypto theft of the year, according to the group of leaders of the Rektthe place that targets crypto thieves and their size.

It is unclear who is behind the attack, and a Drift spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Security firms say North Korea was responsible for the biggest crypto theft last year, at least $2 billion in stolen cryptocurrencymoney that the government is believed to be using to pay for its nuclear weapons program and avoid international sanctions that prevent it from using international funds.