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Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million After Hackers Hijack Third-Party Monitoring Script

Polymarket has returned $3.9 million to traders after a compromised monitoring script enabled theft, while its provider says early findings indicate only one customer was targeted.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 2 Nov 2026, 2:41 pm UTC

Chapters · 2

  1. 1Polymarket Faces Renewed US Probe and Scrutiny Over Israeli Election Trades
  2. 2Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million After Hackers Hijack Third-Party Monitoring Script

Key moments · 9

Renewed CFTC probe examines US access to offshore platform

CNBC International ↗

Customer location controls and US advertising come under scrutiny

Japan Times ↗

Polymarket investigates profitable trades on the Israeli election

Bloomberg ↗

Provider compromise prompts trading restrictions after reported exploit

The Block ↗

Polymarket promises full reimbursement for affected international users

Forbes ↗

Exchange refers stolen funds matter to UK authorities

CNBC International ↗

Report details malicious code draining more than $2 million

SecurityWeek ↗

Hijacked DebugBear script linked to roughly $2.7 million theft

The Hacker News ↗

Polymarket returns $3.9 million as DebugBear describes DNS hijack

SecurityWeek ↗

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1 article

  1. Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack
    SecurityWeek

2 articles

  1. Hijacked DebugBear Script Costs Polymarket Traders About $2.7 Million
    DEV Community
  2. Hackers Steal About $2.7 Million From Polymarket Traders via Hijacked DebugBear Script
    The Hacker News

5 articles

  1. Polymarket 1h halt after vendor compromise; affected users will be 'made whole'
    Hacker News: Front Page Startups
  2. Polymarket trading paused over a security issue involving this third-party UK provider
    Fast Company
  3. Хакеры украли свыше $2,5 млн со счетов пользователей сервиса рынков предсказаний Polymarket — СМИ
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  4. $2 Million+ Drained From Polymarket Traders in New Supply Chain Attack
    SecurityWeek
  5. Букмекера Polymarket взломали
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19 articles

  1. Polymarket temporarily suspends trading on international platform due to security incident
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  2. Polymarket temporarily suspends trading on international platform due to security incident - The Guardian
    The Guardian
  3. Polymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service
    Gizmodo Tech
  4. Polymarket halts trading after provider compromise
    Technology
  5. Polymarket halts trading after crypto-draining script breach, $2.5M traced
    BleepingComputer

2 articles

  1. Polymarket faces new CFTC probe over US users on offshore platform
    The Next Web
  2. U.S. agency is again probing if Polymarket broke 2022 settlement, sources say
    Japan Times