The question does not get any blunter. When cyber-criminals empty a bank or share draft account, who is left holding the losses?

The answer to the question has financial industry security experts buzzing about a recent ruling handed down by a federal appeals court in Maine that, in many ways, is "a game changer," said George Tubin, senior security adviser for Trusteer.

"Financial institutions had believed that as long as they provided generally accepted security they would be covered. The Maine court disagreed," said Tubin.

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