Cyberattack on Crédit Mutuel Arkéa: the diversion is estimated at 118 million euros
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced on November 4 that it suffered a cyberattack leading to fraudulent operations, although the incident is now under control. The bank did not confirm the reported $133 million theft, stating that clients would not face financial consequences. The alert was raised by ZachXBT, a recognized cryptocurrency security researcher, who indicated that an EU entity lost $106 million and identified additional withdrawals exceeding $27 million. He clarified that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus was not responsible for the attack.
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