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Bank Sues Victim Of $800,000 Cybertheft

Surreal. Here’s a story that pushes the edges of…well, common sense. The real problem is what could potentially happen if the bank wins in this case.

From Krebs On Security:

A machine equipment company in Texas is tussling with its bank after organized crooks swiped more than $800,000 in a 48-hour cyber heist late last year. While many companies similarly victimized over the past year have sued their banks for having inadequate security protection, this case is unusual because the bank is preemptively suing the victim.

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