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DeadLock Ransomware Exploits Polygon Smart Contracts
DeadLock Ransomware takes a sophisticated approach by leveraging the Session messaging network and blockchain-backed services to streamline its extortion process, making it harder for victims to recover. Its operators use a clever combination of decentralized chat and a self-contained HTML app to communicate with victims and demand payment in Bitcoin or Monero.
Hackers Inject Malicious Script in Polymarket Supply-Chain Attack
Polymarket has pledged to fully reimburse customers who lost around $3 million in a shocking supply-chain attack that injected malicious JavaScript into the platform's frontend via a third-party vendor breach. The incident highlights the vulnerability of even major players to these types of attacks.