How DPRK Drained $28550M from Drift — and Got Into Your Device First

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The Drift Protocol hack was two hours old when this conversation started — and Taylor Monahan, security expert and SEAL 911 member, was already deep in the incident response room.  In this segment, Kain Warwick, Taylor, and Luca Netz break down the mechanics of the attack: the compromised admin key, the connection to the Axios supply chain exploit, and how DPRK malware steals session tokens to bypass 2FA entirely. Taylor walks through what EDR actually does that antivirus doesn’t, why rotating physical devices is non-negotiable for crypto founders, and how these attacks go undetected for months.  Kain Warwick is founder of Infinex and Synthetix. Taylor Monahan is a security expert and former MetaMask lead. Luca Netz is CEO of Pudgy Penguins. This clip is from a longer conversation on the Drift Protocol hack, DPRK malware, and the Claude Code source leak. Full episode here https://www.youtube.com/live/VVEdRGL97j8 We go live every Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET — subscribe to catch it live. Chapters: 00:00 🚨 Drift Protocol hack — $285M and counting 01:30 🇰🇵 Is this DPRK? The Axios supply chain connection 03:30 💻 How DPRK gets into open source maintainers’ machines 07:00 🔐 Session tokens, 2FA, and why malware bypasses everything 09:00 🛡️ What to do if you think you’ve been compromised 11:30 🖥️ Mac vs. Windows: which is actually safer 13:30 📱 Phishing links — how much engagement does it take 15:30 🔄 Rotating devices as the real defense _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!