Fringe: Lawsuit against the breached

["Al" <macwheel99 () wowway com>]

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20090820/ZNYT05/908203007/-1/NEWS02?Titl
e=A-Lawsuit-Tries-to-Get-at-Hackers-Through-the-Banks-They-Attack

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The suit by Unspam Technologies, which organizes volunteers to track down
information about spammers and other online rogues, was filed in United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The lawyer for Unspam, Jon L. Praed, concedes he is unlikely ever to
discover the names of the hackers. But he hopes to get the details of the
thefts, the names of victims and other information from the banks that can
be used to improve security and possibly identify the hackers.

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Banks, however, may well fight the subpoenas of Mr. Praed.

A number of laws protect the confidentiality of bank customers. Moreover,
the banking industry has historically avoided much discussion about fraud
cases. Banks argue they do not want to give away the techniques used by
criminals or those meant to thwart them. They also want to preserve the
confidence of their customers.

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Al Macintyre

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