April 6, 2010, 5:32PM
Another Small Town Loses $100K to Hackers
Comment A rash of home foreclosures and abandoned dwellings had already taken its toll on the tax revenue for the Village of Summit, a town of 10,000 just outside Chicago. Then, in March, computer crooks broke into the town’s online bank account, making off with nearly $100,000. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
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