German authorities have initiated a major international operation to track down scammers and money launderers who compromised the country’s payment systems, causing millions of dollars in damages. According to German police, the operation has so far conducted searches and made numerous arrests in Germany, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United States, Spain, and Cyprus.
The suspects are accused of illegally using credit card information from numerous individuals across 193 countries. German police believe these criminals breached the systems of German payment service providers using this stolen information. German authorities have promised to provide complete details about this operation at an upcoming press conference.
