Polymarket got hacked

Polymarket said a security incident involving a compromised third-party provider affected its international platform, Polymarket.com. The company reported that it had identified and fixed the issue and referred the matter to relevant law-enforcement authorities. It did not name the provider or explain how the compromise occurred, what systems or information were affected, or how many traders suffered losses. The announcement framed the response around protecting users: trading was temporarily halted as a precaution while the platform was assessed and prepared to return.

In subsequent updates, Polymarket said trading would resume at approximately 3 p.m. Eastern Time, then confirmed that the platform was fully back online. It also promised to reimburse all traders affected by the incident, describing this as making things right. The statements establish that the disruption was linked to a third-party provider compromise and that trading was paused and restored, but offer few technical details about the breach or its consequences. A reply on X pressed the company to identify the provider, underscoring that this information had not been disclosed.