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Polymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service

Polymarket said all customers will be reimbursed.

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Polymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service
Image: In this photo illustration, the icon of the Polymarket app is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Polymarket logo shown in the background on June 16, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. © Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images

Hackers broke into gambling “prediction market” site Polymarket’s international exchange and stole an undisclosed amount of user funds, CNBC reported on Thursday, with one source telling the network that the incident originated with UK-based web performance monitoring firm and Polymarket vendor DebugBear.

The incident affects Polymarket, the international crypto-based site, and not Polymarket US, the federally regulated exchange that like competitor Kalshi has been accused of violating state gambling laws across the country…

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