POLYMARKET DENIES BREACH — HACKER SELLING PUBLIC DATA FROM OTHERS

Polymarket walks back breach fears after hacker claimed access to user info—turns out the data being hawked is already public. The prediction market giant's denial matters less than the reminder that even "public" data can get weaponized; degenerates trading on these platforms should audit their exposure elsewhere.

Security incident at major prediction market; claims of broader competitor breaches; breaking trust issue.