P1M worth of liquor, not food bought by hacker who used Gatchalian's credit card

The hacker who has accessed Senator Sherwin Gatchalian's credit card bought P1 million worth of liquor, not food.

After filing an incident report to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, Gatchalian said he already got initial information from Foodpanda, the online food delivery marketplace that was used by the hacker.

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"Nakausap ko na ang coordinator nila at 'yung president mismo ng Foodpanda at sila po 'yung nagsabi sa akin na ang inorder pala ay alak," he said in a press conference.

"Street address lang ang ibinigay hindi bahay eh," he added.

The hacker was able to make four transactions with a liquor merchant and had the items delivered through the courier after changing the phone number linked to the senator's credit card.

It was delivered somewhere in Makati and in another area which is yet to be identified.

"Dahil nakuha nila ang one-time password, sa isipan ng Foodpanda legitimate ang transaction so dineliver nila ang items," he said.

The incident is still subject to further investigation, according to Gatchalian.

Further, the senator said he will not be paying for the P1 million used in the unauthorized and fraudulent transactions.

Union Bank, meanwhile, said it is already investigating this "isolated incident."

The bank immediately cut Gatchalian's credit card after receiving a report from him.—AOL, GMA News