Polymarket briefly halts trading after third-party compromise and reports of stolen user funds
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Predictions markets platform Polymarket was forced to halt trading on its international platform for an hour after a vendor was compromised. Prediction market Polymarket paused all trading on Thursday due to a “security incident” that led to $2.65 million being swiped from users’ wallets within minutes. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 lean right.
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Polymarket halts trading after ‘security incident’ siphons $2.65 million in minutes
Prediction market Polymarket paused all trading on Thursday due to a “security incident” that led to $2.65 million being swiped from users’ wallets within minutes. Polymarket said in a statement the halt in trading affected its international platform and was the result of a...
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Polymarket halted trading after a vendor security breach drained user funds
The prediction market said affected users will be made whole, and its exchange is in cancel-only mode while it investigates
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Polymarket briefly halts trading after third-party compromise and reports of stolen user funds
Predictions markets platform Polymarket was forced to halt trading on its international platform for an hour after a vendor was compromised.
