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        "rendered": "<p data-testid=\"post-description\">Some Polymarket users reported that their accounts had been breached and drained, which the prediction market blamed on a third-party provider.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"html-renderer-container\">\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Prediction markets platform Polymarket has pinned a series of reported user account breaches on a third-party login tool.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/login?redirect_to=%2Fchannels%2F710897173927297116%2F775506448041115669%2F1453090675439570975\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> to the company\u2019s Discord on Tuesday, Polymarket said that it had flagged and resolved a security issue that impacted \u201ca small number of users,\u201d after some had reported suspicious activity on their accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue was caused by a vulnerability introduced by a third-party authentication provider,\u201d Polymarket said. \u201cPolymarket takes security extremely seriously, and the issue has been remediated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">It added that there was no ongoing risk and that it would contact affected users.<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-12\/019b5359-8829-76ce-897c-0bde00c7a060.png\" title><figcaption><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/710897173927297116\/775506448041115669\/1453090675439570975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/710897173927297116\/775506448041115669\/1453090675439570975\"><em>Discord<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Polymarket\u2019s confirmation followed a host of user reports across social media platforms Reddit and X, with some stating that they had all their <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-3-4-billion-losses-2025-wallet-hacks\">funds drained<\/a> from their accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Some users reported seeing three login attempts by attackers before their funds were ultimately drained.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">\u201cToday I woke up and see 3 attempts to login to Polymarket. My device isn\u2019t compromised, Google found nothing suspicious, all other services are fine.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PolymarketTrading\/comments\/1psoqr3\/polymarket_hacked\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> one Reddit user. \u201cSo I went to Polymarket and realised that all my deals were closed and balance is 0.01$.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Other users have claimed that the security issue may have stemmed from Magic Labs, a popular wallet service integrated with Polymarket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/polymarket-odds-lighter-airdrop-surge-hyperliquid-lit-usdc\"><em><strong>Polymarket bets surge on Lighter airdrop as Hyperliquid lists LIT<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">\u201cMy Polymarket wallet also got drained yesterday,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/phil_mybags\/status\/2003715125660827745\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a> one X user. \u201cWallet was [Magic Labs] created. I never actually signed up for email with them so never got phishing links.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18384699\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time users of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/polymarket-retention-prediction-markets-crypto-platforms\">major prediction market have<\/a> faced security issues, with some Polymarket users <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/polymarket-google-login-wallet-hack\">being drained in late 2024<\/a> after logging into the platform via their Google accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/meet-crypto-sleuths-fighting-crime-better-than-the-cops\/\"><em><strong>Meet the onchain crypto detectives fighting crime better than the cops<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template><\/div>",
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