# Polymarket returns $3.9M to traders after a third-party hack drained user funds; case goes to U.K. police

On Thursday, at least $2.7 million was taken from Polymarket accounts, and the attacker didn't get in through the prediction market's own systems. According to the company, a third-party provider it didn't name was hacked, and that breach let someone take funds from some users of its international e

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| Published | 4 November 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/polymarket-returns-3-9m-to-traders-after-a-third-party-hack-drained-user-funds-case-goes-to-u-k-police/