Codex scraped the ICM website and discovered 2026 Fields Medal winner list
The 2026 Fields Medal winners were reportedly leaked through hidden code on the ICM website, revealing four recipients including two Chinese mathematicians. If confirmed, this would mark a significant milestone for Chinese mathematics.
Why it matters
The Fields Medal is the most prestigious award in mathematics, and this leak highlights vulnerabilities in web security for major academic organizations.
The list of 2026 Fields Medal winners has been inadvertently leaked, revealing that Peking University alumni Hong Wang and Yu Deng are among the recipients. This marks a historic moment as it is the first time two Chinese mathematicians will receive the prestigious award in the same edition. The leak occurred when four Fields Medal laureate lecture fields, marked "HIDDEN," were discovered in the front-end code of the ICM 2026 official schedule. A curl command generated by Codex revealed the names Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman, and Hong Wang.
The article reports on a leak and its potential implications without taking a political stance.
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