Polymarket halts trading after third-party compromise, pledges full reimbursement
Original title: Polymarket Reportedly Hacked as Users Report Funds Stolen From Crypto Wallets
Users report unauthorized withdrawals and zero balances; the provider, loss totals, and access path remain undisclosed.
Polymarket’s international platform briefly suspended trading after saying a third-party provider was compromised. The Polymarket Traders account later said the issue affecting Polymarket.com was fixed, trading had resumed, and affected traders would be fully reimbursed, and that the matter was referred to law enforcement. The statement did not name the provider, describe how funds were accessed, or give a claims process. Individual traders reported depleted balances and unauthorized withdrawals, which have not been independently verified.
Unconfirmed: The provider, access method, and total losses are undisclosed, and user loss reports are unverified.
- Trading was first expected to resume around 3 p.m. ET, then was fully restored.
- No malicious addresses, transaction hashes, indicators, or affected-user count were published.
- Reimbursement was promised without a deadline or eligibility criteria.
Impact: Unauthorized withdrawals and missing account balances
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Polymarket.com | — |
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Polymarket’s international platform temporarily suspended trading after a third-party provider was compromised, leading to reports of unauthorized withdrawals and missing account balances. The Polymarket Traders account later announced that trading had resumed and promised to reimburse affected traders fully. In its public incident statement, the account said it had identified and fixed the issue affecting […]
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