Over $600K Stolen in Polish Bank Heist Affecting Santander Customers
Polish authorities are investigating a sophisticated criminal operation that drained 2.2 million złoty ($604,000) from nearly 490 Santander Bank Polska accounts. The theft, concentrated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Greater Poland regions, involved ATM skimming devices to harvest card data.
Santander, Poland's third-largest bank by assets, confirmed the breach and is analyzing reports. Prosecutors suspect an organized crime group executed the heist between Saturday and Monday, with losses still being quantified.
The incident highlights growing vulnerabilities in traditional banking infrastructure, contrasting with blockchain-based systems where transaction immutability prevents such retroactive manipulations. As digital asset adoption grows, these security comparisons may accelerate institutional crypto adoption.
