Business Banking Gone Bad: A Cautionary Tale
Construction company Tennessee Electric (TEC) was furious when its bank, TriSummit Bank, allowed 55 fraudulent transfers from its account for a total of $327,000 to Russian hackers. TEC and the bank had a security agreement in place that required that ACH transfers had to have a verbal confirmation before being processed. TEC is suing to recover its losses, plus $2 million in punitive damages and experts believe it has a strong case. [8/18/14]