Sarah Sutschek reports on another interesting case to follow in the courts:
About two years after losing more than $300,000 when its computer system was hacked, Crystal Lake District 47 is suing Home State Bank.
The lawsuit, filed in McHenry County, seeks $306,014 and “whatever other relief this court deems appropriate.”
According to the lawsuit, filed this week, unknown individuals hacked into the District 47 computer system in June 2009 through a “Clampi virus” and gained access to user names and passwords.
That information then was used to access the online banking system of Home State Bank, where the district had an account used to make direct deposit payroll payments for employees. A total of 46 fraudulent transfers were made.
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