Two April hacks netted North Korea-linked groups $600M from Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO. Experts say AI accelerated the attacks. Aave lost $9B in deposits in two days.

Two April hacks netted North Korea-linked groups $600M from Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO. Experts say AI accelerated the attacks. Aave lost $9B in deposits in two days.

The $293M KelpDAO hack exploited RPC nodes and centralized verification, not smart contract bugs, signaling a major shift in how DeFi security risks are assessed.