Credit Mutuel Arkea says hackers stole about €100 million
Original title: French bank Credit Mutuel Arkea says €100m missing after cyberattack
French prosecutors are investigating fraudulent transactions run through a bank account; the stolen funds were not cryptocurrency.
French lender Credit Mutuel Arkea said hackers stole around €100 million ($112.61 million) and that it is trying to recover the money. The bank said the attackers used one of its accounts for fraudulent transactions. The funds were not cryptocurrency, though the bank said they could have been converted afterward. French prosecutors said they were investigating the heist.
Unconfirmed: The bank says the funds could have been converted to crypto after the theft; recovery is not confirmed.
- The bank put the loss at about €100 million, or $112.61 million.
- Attackers used a Credit Mutuel Arkea account for fraudulent transactions.
- The stolen funds were not held as cryptocurrency.
- French prosecutors said they are investigating.
Impact: About €100 million taken through fraudulent transactions
- ATT&CK
- T1657 Financial Theft
- Victims
- Credit Mutuel Arkea
- Countries
- France
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2 min read at databreaches.netMathieu Rosemain, Elizabeth Howcroft and Mateusz Rabiega report: French lender Credit Mutuel Arkea has said that hackers stole around €100 million ($112. 61 million) in a cyber heist and it is working to try to recover the money, in a rare case of cybercriminals successfully stealing from a mainstream bank. The cyberattack follows the theft last...
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