Some nutty Rooskie haxorz Russian cyber thieves just about pwn3d the county almost stole over $1 million from Eau Claire County’s Alliance Bank accounts last January. According to the Leader-Telegram, they rigged 44 fraudulent money transfers through the city’s wire transfer and payroll deposits systems, all of which were thwarted. Bank officials noticed odd dollar amounts and the unusually high number of transfers to unfamiliar banks, so they activated their fast response digital hacker defense systems did not approve the transactions.

Not the highest of high tech espionage (nor the most espionagey), but Alliance Bank must have been pretty proud to stop a $1 million dollar theft. Perhaps it helps heal the wounds left by that guy who stole $1,000 (by hand, not hacking) from the bank back in October.