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[ghshephard]

I came here to post this exact point - but you beat me to it. No idea who downvoted you or why - this is a really good point.

[untog → ghshephard]

Probably because the article specifically states that the hackers increased the withdrawl limits on the cards they used. There is no indication that a delay in data syncing was the cause of the problem.