Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Polycule
Hack or exploit on Jan 7, 2026 · Key Leaked via Infrastructure
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$230K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,438
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On January 13, 2026, Polycule's Telegram bot for Polymarket was hacked when the server storing user private keys was breached. The bot stored keys unencrypted on a central server with inadequate security, allowing attackers to drain $230,000 from affected users.
Details
- Date
- Jan 7, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Key Leaked via Infrastructure
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Polygon
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Polycule hack, Jan 7, 2026: $230K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte1eac77f05/ (data as of 2026-11-01).