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Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets

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Summary

A hairdryer was allegedly used to influence a public weather sensor at Paris Charles de Gaulle to rig Polymarket bets. The official weather agency filed a complaint for alteration of a data processing system, and the sensor was relocated. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in sensor-based real-world data feeds used for online markets and underlines the need for stronger data provenance and physical security controls.

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