Thursday, June 25, 2026

Polymarket to Refund Users After Scammers Swipe Millions in Website Exploit

Hackers infiltrated Polymarket’s website via a compromised third-party vendor, the company said, swiping millions in crypto from users.

  • Polymarket experienced a website exploit via a compromised third-party vendor, resulting in the theft of approximately $3 million in customer funds.
  • The stolen funds were primarily in pUSD, a Polymarket-specific stablecoin, which was converted to ETH.
  • Polymarket is refunding affected users in full, and the frontend issue has been contained, though future prevention measures remain unclear.

Topics: Asset types, Blockchain usage, Risk default, Stablecoins digital cash, Ethereum evm l 1 s, Smart contract vulnerabilities

Tags: #polymarket #hack #exploit #scammers #crypto #thirdpartyvendor #pusd #usdc #stablecoin #refund

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