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Polymarket halts trading after hack of vendor DebugBear drains user wallets

Reports surface that a third-party breach caused user losses

2 Oct 29 2:55 PM · 13d ago · 7 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 2 of 6

CoinDesk and other outlets reported that one of Polymarket's third-party providers had been breached after users said their accounts were drained, with the compromised software later identified as coming from DebugBear.

Reports surface that a third-party breach caused user losses
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Polymarket Prediction-market platformDebugBear Third-party web analytics/performance vendorShana Bautista Polymarket head of global intelligence and investigationsDonald Trump Jr.Donald Trump Jr. Lead investor in Polymarket

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What was reported 5 claims about this development

  1. 13 outlets Polymarket ‘Fully Reimbursing’ Users After Halting International Trading Amid ‘Compromised’ Third-Party Provider

    first by Forbes, 13d ago · also The Economic Times, Associated Press, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer +6

    7 more headlines
  2. 3 outlets Compromised Software Caused Polymarket To Pause Trading. Some Users Said Funds Had Been Stolen.

    first by International Business Times, 13d ago · also Bloomberg, Yahoo

    1 more headline
  3. 2 outlets Polymarket Pauses Trading After Some Users Report Funds Drained

    first by WSJ Markets, 13d ago · also WSJ

  4. 2 outlets Polymarket Pauses International Trading After A Third-Party Provider Was ‘Compromised’

    first by Forbes Business, 13d ago · also CoinDesk

    1 more headline
  5. 1 outlet Polymarket Halts Trading as Users Report $1.4 Million Drained

    first by Yahoo Finance, 13d ago

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