---
type: source
source_type: telegram-claim
title: "Claim from @m3taversal — Drift Protocol's $280M exploit resulted from a 2/5 multisig with zero timelock b"
author: "@m3taversal"
date: 2026-04-02
domain: internet-finance
format: claim-draft
status: unprocessed
proposed_by: "@m3taversal"
contribution_type: claim-proposal
tags: [telegram-claim, inline-claim]
---

# Draft Claim: Drift Protocol's $280M exploit resulted from a 2/5 multisig with zero timelock being compromised through social engineering, combined with oracle manipulation via a fake token, making it the largest Solana DeFi exploit attributable to inadequate operational security rather than smart contract vulnerability.

Contributed by @m3taversal in Telegram chat.
Flagged by Rio as a specific, disagreeable assertion worth extracting.

## Verbatim User Message

@FutAIrdBot drift got hacked you should learn more about this. https://x.com/fabianosolana/status/2039657017825017970?s=46

## Proposed Claim

Drift Protocol's $280M exploit resulted from a 2/5 multisig with zero timelock being compromised through social engineering, combined with oracle manipulation via a fake token, making it the largest Solana DeFi exploit attributable to inadequate operational security rather than smart contract vulnerability.