A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Circle Internet Group (issuer of USDC) over its handling of the April 1 Drift Protocol hack on Solana. On April 1, 2026, hackers widely attributed by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to North Korean state-sponsored actors, likely Lazarus Group exploited Drift Protocol, a Solana-based DeFi platform, draining roughly $280–285
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