Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket
Security The Web insider trading polymarket Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket He had access to Google's most-searched list before anyone else. By Skye Jacobs May 29, 2026, 8:37 31 comments Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
- ▪Security The Web insider trading polymarket Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket He had access to Google's most-searched list before anyone else.
- ▪By Skye Jacobs May 29, 2026, 8:37 31 comments Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.
- ▪TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
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Security The Web insider trading polymarket Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket He had access to Google's most-searched list before anyone else. He placed $2.7 million in bets. The blockchain remembered everything. By Skye Jacobs May 29, 2026, 8:37 31 comments Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? A federal case unfolding in New York shows what can happen when someone with access to company secrets decides to test their luck on prediction markets. Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer who'd been with the firm for over a decade, allegedly used his access to internal data to place bets on Polymarket – and it worked extremely well.
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