Polymarket Denies Alleged Data Breach Amid Dark Web Leak Claims
Tech Polymarket Denies Alleged Data Breach Amid Dark Web Leak ClaimsOne may obtain the data for free using its APIs instead of paying for it, the prediction market platform stated.The hacker group xorcat said in their post that they had obtained over 300,000 data, 10,000 of which were user profiles complete with usernames, photos, base addresses, and proxy wallets. There have been rumors circulating that a hacker on the dark web leaked what they said was a treasure mine of confidential user information from Prediction markets platform Polymarket, but the company has disputed the claims. On Tuesday, numerous X accounts that monitor the dark web—including cybersecurity firm Vecert Analyzer—shared pictures from DarkForums showing a hacker posing as “xorcat” and claiming to have compromised Polymarket. Data Already Accessible Onchain The hacker group xorcat said in their post that they had obtained over 300,000 data, 10,000 of which were user profiles complete with usernames, photos, base addresses, and proxy wallets. Polymarket condemned the data breach allegations as “complete and utter nonsense” and said that the hackers provided information is already accessible online. Many in the cryptocurrency field were on high alert in April after a dramatic increase in breaches and attacks using cryptocurrency. Web3 projects lost $482 million