Hack history / 2020 / Scam
Wirecard
Scam on Jun 19, 2020 · Scam
IN REVIEWONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$2.13B
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
About $2.13 billion worth of cash is missing from one of Wirecard's trust accounts, and the crypto debit card provider cannot as yet account for the money. In a statement, the crypto debit card provider blamed "spurious" cash balances provided by a third party with the aim of deceiving the auditor, which discovered the scandal during a routine audit. Wirecard said it is investigating the matter in close cooperation with the auditor. The amount missing equals 25% of the funds on the company's balance sheet.
In review: single source for a loss of $500M or more.
Details
- Date
- Jun 19, 2020
- Kind
- Scam
- Method
- Scam
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Wirecard scam, Jun 19, 2020: $2.13B lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf848fd2ffe/ (data as of 2026-10-31).