Polymarket halts international trading after third-party compromise
Trading on Polymarket.com resumed after nearly an hour; the US platform was not affected and the company promised reimbursement.
Trading on Polymarket.com resumed after nearly an hour; the US platform was not affected and the company promised reimbursement.
Blockchain firms allege more than $2.1 million was siphoned; Hudson Rock names DebugBear, which Polymarket has not confirmed.
Trading on the international site paused for about an hour on October 29, and Polymarket says affected users will be reimbursed.
Users report unauthorized withdrawals and zero balances; the provider, loss totals, and access path remain undisclosed.
Hudson Rock says malicious JavaScript from a DebugBear address reused logged-in sessions; $2.7 million across 710 wallets is an outside estimate.
Circle froze about $800 million and Tether about $1.56 billion; watcher estimates of billions stolen are unconfirmed.
Hudson Rock linked a wallet in DebugBear-hosted JavaScript to about 28.6 million POL, roughly $2.57 million.
A UK third-party provider was breached; trading resumed and Polymarket says affected traders will be refunded.
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