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Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions

Gizmodo

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June 25, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions

We're contacting impacted users refunding them in full.

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Technique: Appeal to Fear
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Mashable

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· Jun 26, 2026

Polymarket: Hackers stole users funds

Hackers gained access to Polymarket funds via a third party vendor, moving potentially millions out of user accounts.

The Next Web

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· Jun 25, 2026

Hackers stole three million dollars from Polymarket users through a compromised third-party vendor

Polymarket confirmed on Thursday that hackers stole funds from users after a third-party vendor was compromised, allowing malicious code to be injected into the prediction market’s website. Blockchain monitoring firm PeckShield estimated the losses at roughly three million dollars worth of cryptocurrency, drained from more than 11 victims. The company said in a post on [] This story continues at The Next Web

Decrypt

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· Jun 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.

GroundUp News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Explainer: How “money mule” scams work

We asked the banks what they are doing to combat this type of fraud

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· Jul 2, 2026

Ukrainian scam call center defrauds US citizens of $500,000 — police

According to the report, the scammers posed as financial advisors and convinced victims to invest in cryptocurrency, securities, and stocks through fake investment platforms

The Hacker News

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· Jul 8, 2026

SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users

A new banking fraudulent operation is targeting customers of Mexican banks, fintech, payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures. The activity cluster, tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF6045, involves infecting victims through fake CAPTCHA verification pages that deceive them into running a malicious command that installs a PowerShell toolkit dubbed

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Related coverage for "Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions": Mashable — Polymarket: Hackers stole users funds. The Next Web — Hackers stole three million dollars from Polymarket users through a compromised third-party vendor. Decrypt — Polymarket to Refund Users After Scammers Swipe Millions in Website Exploit. GroundUp News — Explainer: How “money mule” scams work. TASS — Ukrainian scam call center defrauds US citizens of $500,000 — police. The Hacker News — SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users