Paris (France) (AFP) - A French bank that lost more than a hundred million dollars in a cyber attack has recovered some of its stolen assets, a senior official announced Friday.

Published on: 07/11/2026 - 11:01

Cyber ​​hackers were able to penetrate the Credit Mutuel Arkia bank and make money transfers to other accounts, according to what was revealed on Wednesday, without harming any customers’ funds.

Daniel Ball, president of the National Confederation of Crédit Motuel (CNCM), the body supervising the various branches of the Crédit Motuel Group, said in a statement to France 5 that the bank “has already recovered part of the (lost) funds today,” without specifying the amount recovered.

The amount stolen in the attack is believed to be $118 million.

The Cybercrime Unit is investigating the attack.

Pal added, "We face cyber attacks every day. Fortunately, the vast majority of them are thwarted."

He continued, "With regard to this attack specifically, I cannot definitively confirm whether its source was French or foreign."

This week, major retail stores in at least nine European countries were hit by cyber attacks, while the European Union warned of a deliberate attempt to disrupt food supplies.

Russia, which has long been accused of launching cyber attacks in Europe, denies its involvement in these attacks.

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