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Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by BleepingComputer, Nov 7, 15:25 UTC

Hackers pull off $133 million French bank heist via service provider

Summary

French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says it was hit by a cyberattack that enabled fraudulent transactions of up to $133 million, and it suspended certain systems in response. The attackers got in through a service provider. Help Net Security reports the money was wired from the bank's own account to other banks and possibly converted into cryptocurrency, after blockchain investigator ZachXBT began tracking over $100 million in suspected stolen funds.

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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.

  1. BleepingComputerFirst report

    Hackers pull off $133 million French bank heist via service provider

    French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa was targeted in a cyberattack that enabled fraudulent transactions of up to $133 million, forcing it to respond by suspending certain systems.v

    Read at BleepingComputer Details

  2. Help Net Security

    $133 million stolen from French bank via exploited service provider

    Attackers siphoned an estimated $133 million from Crédit Mutuel Arkéa by using the bank’s own account to wire money to other banks, from where it was possibly converted into cryptocurrency.

    Read at Help Net Security Details

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