Cryptocurrency lawyer says the Drift incident may constitute "civil negligence"

ME News Report, April 6 (UTC+8), Lawyer Ariel Givner stated that the $280 million attack on the Solana-based DeFi platform Drift Protocol could have been prevented through standard operational security procedures, and this behavior may constitute civil negligence. Due to the Drift team’s failure to follow basic security protocols, including not storing signing keys in physically isolated systems and lacking due diligence with blockchain developers at industry conferences. The Drift team posted on X platform that the attacker planned the operation for six months, initially contacting the team at a major crypto industry conference in October 2025. Malicious actors built trust and then hijacked developer devices through malicious links and Trojan malware. Drift confirmed with medium-high confidence that the attacker is the same group responsible for the Radiant Capital attack in October 2024. A collective lawsuit advertisement targeting Drift Protocol has already begun circulating. (Source: ODAILY)