Polymarket Incident Exposes Operational Security Risks Behind DeFi Infrastructure
Prediction market platform Polymarket faced a security incident on May 22 after an attacker drained an estimated $520,000–$660,000 worth of assets from a Polygon-based operational contract tied to rewards distribution. The exploit was first identified…
The Curious Case of ZkLend: A Tale of Exploits and Irony
In the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), security breaches are unfortunately not uncommon. However, the recent saga involving ZkLend—a Starknet-based lending protocol—has taken an unexpected twist, blending high-stakes hacking with a dose of poetic…