The Pinduoduo logo is seen in this illustration photo taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese online group discounter Pinduoduo Inc (PDD.O) said on Sunday that an online collective exploited a loophole on its platform to “steal” tens of millions of yuan worth of discount vouchers.
In a statement on its official Weibo account, Pinduoduo said it immediately rectified the bug and reported the incident to police.
The fast-growing Nasdaq-listed online marketplace allows consumers to group together to get better discounts from merchants selling goods as varied as clothes, kitchenware and gadgets.
Reporting by Philip Wen and Pei Li; Editing by Michael Perry
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