Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Polygon
Hack or exploit on Aug 24, 2024 · Account Compromise
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$140K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,597
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Mudit Gupta, the Chief Information Security Officer of Polygon, stated on the X platform that the Polygon Community Discord has been compromised. He advised users not to click on any links within the server as the team is working to regain control.
Details
- Date
- Aug 24, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Polygon
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Polygon hack, Aug 24, 2024: $140K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htd6fc52b43d/ (data as of 2026-10-31).