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. The French cooperative banking group, which has €211.5 billion in total assets and more than 5.8 million customers, confirmed the attack days after blockchain investigator ZachXBT began tracking over $100 million in suspected stolen funds moving out of centralized exchange accounts.
$133 million stolen from French bank via exploited service provider
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