$BTC Polygon Recovers Discord Server After $145K Hack, Preps for POL Token Launch

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The hackers flooded the support channel with scam links while masquerading as helpful agents

The infiltration, which involved scammers posing as support agents and disseminating malicious links, has now been resolved, confirmed Mudit Gupta, the Chief Information Security Officer at Polygon

Polygon Community Members Detect Unusual Activities

The incident came to light after Polygon community members detected unusual activities on the channel.

The hackers flooded the support channel with scam links while masquerading as helpful agents.

One Polygon Discord member took to the social media platform X to alert others about the potential breach.

He shared the suspicious links posted in the announcement channel and detailing the deceptive tactics in the support channel.

Nevertheless, the breach has taken some victims as a user known as “ValidatorK,” reported a loss of $150,000 in Ether (ETH) after following what was presented as an official announcement.

The breach not only compromised significant assets but also brought to light concerns over Polygon’s security protocols, despite Gupta’s assurance that two-factor authentication (2FA) was enabled for all privileged accounts.

The breach occurred amidst preparations for a major network upgrade by Polygon, which includes the transition from its native token, MATIC, to a new token, POL, slated for launch on September 4.

Discord hacks have become increasingly troublesome, particularly within the cryptocurrency community where Discord is a primary communication tool.

These channels, which are often repositories of critical information and asset management tools, have become hotspots for cybercriminal activity.

Earlier this year, similar incidents were reported with other prominent crypto platforms.

On March 25, the Arbitrum Discord server was compromised, allowing hackers to plant a phishing link in the official channel.

Another breach was reported on May 5, when Gnus.AI’s Discord server was hacked.