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# They Didn't Hack a Computer. They Hacked Human Trust.
**The $270 Million Drift Protocol Heist — and What Every Crypto Trader Must Learn From It**
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Forget the movie version of hacking — some guy in a hoodie typing furiously at3 AM. The most dangerous crypto heist of2026 did not look like that at all.
It looked like a handshake. A business meeting. A colleague you trusted for six months.
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....what Actually Happened
Drift Protocol, a major Solana-based DeFi exchange, lost approximately **$270 million** in one of the most s