Polymarket Halts Trading Briefly Following Security Incident and Fund Theft
Published 4h ago · Latest report 2h ago · Cyberattack
Polymarket paused trading after a security breach drained 2650000 dollars from user accounts.
Prediction market platform Polymarket briefly paused trading on its international site after a third-party vendor compromise led to $2,650,000 being siphoned from user wallets. The platform restored operations within an hour after addressing the vulnerability.
- The causeA third-party vendor compromise triggered the security incident.
- The impactUsers lost 2650000 dollars from their wallets within minutes.
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Prediction markets have grown rapidly in popularity, handling billions of dollars in volume, which makes them lucrative targets for cybercriminals seeking to siphon funds from user accounts.
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Polymarket halted trading on its international platform due to a security incident involving a third-party vendor compromise that resulted in stolen funds.
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- Washington ExaminerPolymarket halts trading after ‘security incident’ siphons $2.65 million in minutes2h ago · open ↗
- NBC NewsPolymarket briefly halts trading after third-party compromise and reports of stolen user funds4h ago · open ↗
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