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Hackers steal around €100 million from France’s Crédit Mutuel Arkéa

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French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa was hit by a cyber-attack in which around €100 million was stolen from its own accounts. The attackers accessed an external service provider’s platform and transferred funds to other banks. The bank temporarily suspended some transactions and began efforts to recover the money, stating that customer assets were unaffected.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Around €100 million of the bank’s own funds
Cause / method
Fraudulent transfers from the bank’s own accounts via an external service provider’s platform
Location
France

Timeline

  1. The bank confirmed fraudulent transactions arising from a cyber-attack and the temporary suspension of some transactions, stating that customer assets were unaffected.
  2. Details emerged of how the attackers transferred funds from the bank’s own accounts to other banks via an external service provider’s platform.
  3. The bank said around €100 million had gone missing in the cyber-attack.
  4. The bank denied claims that the intrusion took place through Fortuneo.

58 related reports

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