Cyber attacks

Binance and Polymarket are investigating potential hacks. The former says it's frozen around $3 billion.

Business Insider30 October 2026, 02:19 UTC

Binance is investigating a hack potentially worth billions, while Polymarket said it would reimburse users affected by a separate security breach.

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