Bloomberg: Two DeFi attacks cause $600M loss in April 2026

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Bloomberg reported two major DeFi exploits in April 2026—Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO—resulting in nearly $600 million in losses. The attacks triggered a $9 billion outflow from platforms such as Aave. TRM Labs’ Nick Carlsen linked the hackers to North Korea, citing AI-assisted attack planning. AI and crypto news highlights how AI now identifies vulnerabilities in hours rather than months. Anthropic delayed its Mythos model due to cybersecurity risks. Over half of all 2025 blockchain attacks could be AI-driven.

According to Bloomberg, in April 2026, two DeFi attacks—on Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO—resulted in nearly $600 million in losses and caused approximately $9 billion in outflows from protocols such as Aave. TRM Labs investigator Nick Carlsen stated that a hacker group linked to North Korea is suspected of using AI to screen targets and design attack pathways. Failsafe CEO Aneirin Flynn said AI has reduced the time to discover blockchain vulnerabilities from months to hours. The report notes that Anthropic has not fully opened its AI model Mythos due to cybersecurity risks, as the model is capable of identifying large-scale zero-day vulnerabilities. Research indicates that over half of all blockchain attacks in 2025 could theoretically be carried out autonomously by AI.

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