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

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French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa suffered a cyberattack in which about €100 million was stolen from its own accounts. The attackers gained access through an external service provider’s platform and transferred funds to other banks. The bank temporarily suspended some transactions and began efforts to recover the funds, saying customer assets were unaffected.

Key facts

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

Timeline

  1. The bank confirmed fraudulent transactions resulting from a cyberattack and the temporary suspension of some transactions, saying customer assets were unaffected.
  2. Details emerged of how the attackers transferred funds from the bank’s own accounts to other banks through an external service provider’s platform.
  3. The bank said about €100 million had gone missing in the cyberattack.
  4. The bank denied claims that the intrusion occurred through Fortuneo.

58 related reports

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