prediction market giant polymarket Confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users following a third-party breach.
In an X post on ThursdayPolymarket said an agreement with a third-party vendor allowed hackers to insert malicious code into its website “for certain users.” The company said it has “contained” the incident and is now contacting affected victims and “refunding them in full.”
As of Thursday afternoon, it’s unclear what exactly happened.
When contacted by TechCrunch, Polymarket spokesperson Connor Brandy confirmed that the breach resulted in the theft of users’ funds, but declined to provide further details or answer specific questions about the incident.
Around the same time as the Polymarket post, blockchain monitoring firm PeckShield Reported on that a phishing campaign was targeting Polymarket users. According to PeckShield, hackers stole approximately $3 million worth of cryptocurrency.
a blockchain analyst also reported Similar losses and claims that money was stolen from more than 11 victims.
polymarket provides users Possibility to be paid in cryptocurrency.
In the last few days, Two People Claims were made on social media that their Polymarket funds had been stolen.
The hack is the latest blow to a company that has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this week. on sunday, An investigation revealed Polymarket paid online creators to post misleading videos showing they had won lucrative bets that were actually fake. In response, the company said it would audit its promotional materials.
