Cryptocurrency lawyers say the Drift incident may constitute "civil negligence."

According to Odaily, lawyer Ariel Givner stated that the $280 million attack on the Solana-based DeFi platform Drift Protocol could have been prevented through standard operating procedures, and the attack may constitute civil negligence. This is attributed to the Drift team's failure to follow basic security procedures, including not storing signing keys in a physically isolated system and a lack of due diligence on blockchain developers at industry conferences. The Drift team stated on the X platform that the attackers planned this operation for six months, initially contacting the team at a major crypto industry conference in October 2025. After establishing trust, the malicious actors hijacked the developers' devices through malicious links and malware implants. Drift confirmed with medium-to-high confidence that the attackers in this case are the same group involved in the Radiant Capital attack in October 2024. Class action lawsuit advertisements against Drift Protocol have now begun circulating.