Cyberattack against Crédit Mutuel Arkéa: are the banks sufficiently armed against hackers?
INTERVIEW - The banking group was the victim of an attack on an unprecedented scale on Wednesday November 4. The damage would amount to at least 150 million euros. A particularly worrying fraud, according to Matthieu…
On Wednesday November 4, the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa bank revealed that it had been the victim of a cyberattack. The hackers would have managed to penetrate the group's computer system and carry out “fraudulent operations” for an amount of at least 150 million euros. The bank refused to confirm the amount, but validated this order of magnitude.
However, she hopes to be able to recover part of this sum. The attack caused a temporary suspension of some transactions; they were able to resume this Thursday morning. Matthieu Dierick, cybersecurity expert at the company F5, tries to shed light on this cyberattack, which still contains gray areas.
LE FIGARO. - What do we know about the cyberattack that targeted Crédit Mutuel Arkéa? MATTHIEU DIERICK.
- In reality, we know very little.
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- Le Figaro5 Nov, 18:50
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