Wirecard Scandal: How big is the damage?

Thousands of German credit card owners fall victim to hackers. Fraudsters gain access to shop abroad. As a precaution ; Commerzbank blocks hundreds of credit cards. But how big is the damage? According to a newspaper report ; fraudsters hacked thousands of German credit cards to make purchases abroad. Commerzbank alone had hundreds of "Mastercards" blocked as a precaution ; the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" reported. The customers of the banks concerned ; had recently received a letter informing them ; that their card ;  was blocked;with immediate effect. "Your credit card has stopped working ;" the newspaper quoted from a letter from Commerzbank. The cards had sales inquiries that indicated "improper use" ; the customer said. According to the report; around 600 cards ;  were affected ;  in Commerzbank alone ; and other credit institutions ; were also not spared. A Commerzbank manager told the ; "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" that fortunately  ;no major damage had been;  done  that; "Our early warning systems worked."

"One has to be guilty"

Marsalek was the right-hand man of ex-Wirecard boss Markus Braun. The ex-manager was responsible for day-to-day operations. Because of the balance sheet scandal ; he was released ; on June 18 ;  and released on June 22. The company had admitted that the annual balance sheet lacked 1.9 billion euros and that the money at two Filipino banks probably did not exist. The share price of the Dax group crashed and the company filed for bankruptcy. Ex-Wirecard boss Braun has now turned to the judiciary. Marsalek ; meanwhile ; let his lawyer know that he did not want to surrender. He does not contradict the allegations made against him in connection with the accounting scandal. The "Handelsblatt" had recently published chat logs of his cell phone . Accordingly ; Marsalek wrote to a confidant about the messenger service Telegram: "One must be guilty ; and I am the obvious choice." You might also be in interested:

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