Account breach leads to unauthorized CD liquidation with no bank recovery path
A third party breached a Citibank account, altered personal information, and liquidated a Certificate of Deposit without the account holder's knowledge. The bank's security systems failed to detect or prevent the unauthorized liquidation of a time-deposit product. Victims face total loss of savings with no guaranteed recovery pathway from the bank.
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