French authorities investigate hairdryer used to manipulate weather sensors for Polymarket betting fraud
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Lawrence Bonk
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Summary
French authorities are investigating a case where someone allegedly used a hairdryer to manipulate weather sensor data in order to rig bets on Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform. The incident involves tampering with physical weather monitoring equipment to influence the outcome of weather-related betting contracts.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA hairdryer was allegedly used to rig Polymarket bets on the weather at Ch
French authorities are investigating a case in which a hairdryer was allegedly used to change weather sensor data.
This was reportedly used to rig bets on Polymarket.
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