Polymarket hacked via compromised third-party script, over $2.5M drained
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-30
Polymarket's international site was drained of over $2.5M after a third-party provider script was compromised; attackers sold off users' positions. It's the second such incident since June. Polymarket says it fixed the issue, halted trading temporarily, referred the case to law enforcement, and will make all impacted users whole.
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