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Polymarket temporarily suspends trading on international platform due to security incident

Security incident linked to performance-monitoring tool spurred platform to halt trading for about an hour Polymarket temporarily halted trading on its…

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Security incident linked to performance-monitoring tool spurred platform to halt trading for about an hour Polymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform on Thursday because of a security incident that compromised a third-party provider, the company said.

Trading was paused for about an hour and resumed on Thursday afternoon. The company has promised to fully reimburse any affected traders. The details come from The Guardian.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Polymarket
Section
World

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