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According to the Wikipedia he withdrew money from private individuals' credit cards.
That's the bank's money.
Ever heard of protections for citizens. That money is back in all those affected accounts as it legally is required to be
Are they the same in every country?
Unless their money currency is in north Korean won, for the most part yes. Most banks are multinational and those aren't are regulated government banks. Unless he hacked entirely third world and even the low income people in the third world sketchy banks. The money is safe.
Unless it was a silicon valley type bank, then in that case boo hoo the victims