Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Targeted in Reported $133m Heist
Hackers stole $133m from Crédit Mutuel Arkéa using a service provider platform, converting to cryptocurrency; no customer accounts affected.
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyber attack enabling fraudulent transactions totaling $133m. The hackers accessed the bank's network via a service provider and used the bank's own accounts to make transfers to other institutions for crypto conversion. The bank stated no financial impact on customers and confirmed containment of the incident. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT reported suspicious activity linked to the event.
Unconfirmed: Exact amount stolen and methods used remain under investigation by the bank.
- Attack accessed via service provider platform
- Funds moved to cryptocurrency exchanges
- Incident identified November 2 by ZachXBT
- Bank assessing financial consequences and recovering funds
Impact: unauthorized financial transactions totaling $133 million
- 1.Monitor for phishing attempts
- Vendors
- Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
- Products
- banking network
- Victims
- Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
- Countries
- France
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French co-operative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has reported a cyber-attack enabling fraudulent transactions
By Phil Muncaster · infosecurity-magazine.com
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