The software developer filed a lawsuit against Sberbank

The software developer Safe'n Sec Corporation company submitted a claim on Sberbank and its investment division is accused by Sberbank CIB. Bank of illegal use of software for protection of ATMs developed by the company. Case is submitted to district court of California, Kommersant reports in October.

On September 20, 2017 the Safe'n Sec Corporation company submitted a claim to Sberbank, Sberbank CIB, SNS Holding and Satellite Navigation System Software companies for use of software for protection of ATMs without the corresponding license. According to statements of representatives of Safe'n Sec Corporation, the sublicense agreement expired on December 31, 2016, however Sberbank continued to use software of the company, having deprived of it thereby millions of dollars of profit. The claimant asks from court to appoint compensation, at the same time the total amount of claims was more than $450 thousand.

In 2008 the Troika Dialog company provided Safe'n Sec of $1.5 million for software development. In 2012 100% of stocks Troika Dialog were redeemed by Sberbank CIB. After this relation between the developer and bank worsened. According to the claim, in December, 2015 on Board of Directors "satellite navigation system of Holding" which souchereditel is Safe'n Sec Corporation the owner of the rights on disputable software called "the satellite navigation system Software".

The press service of Sberbank insists that did not use and do not use the software of Safe'n Sec Corporation, and call the claim illegal and unreasonable. As experts note, the software it will be hardly seized. Even if Sberbank will lose the case, it will be obliged to pay compensation and to refuse step by step use of this software so there is no security risk of ATMs.