Solana's Durable Nonces Feature Exploited in $270M Drift Protocol Attack

An attacker exploited Solana's durable nonces feature to drain over $270 million from Drift Protocol without traditional hacking methods. The attack leveraged legitimate blockchain functionality to execute pre-approved transactions weeks after initial authorization.

• Attackers drained $270 million from Drift Protocol using Solana's durable nonces feature
• The attack did not involve traditional hacking methods like bugs or private key compromises
• Durable nonces allowed pre-approved transactions to be executed weeks after initial authorization
• The attack timeline began on March 23 with the creation of four durable nonce accounts
• Stolen assets included $155.6 million in JPL tokens and $60.4 million in USDC
• The incident highlights vulnerabilities in blockchain security and multisig governance models