Polymarket hack puts ICE-backed prediction market in focus
Polymarket’s latest hack is small next to its market valuation. But the numbers point to changing risk for investors—it's less about smart contracts and more about the web layer users see. Polymarket said on Thursday that a third-party vendor was compromised, which let attackers slip malicious code onto its frontend seen by some users. The company said it contained the issue, removed the bad dependency, and is now contacting users who lost funds to offer refunds. A Polymarket spokesperson, Connor Brandi, told TechCrunch that user funds were stolen but didn't say more.