# ‘Heist of a new kind’: AI-enabled scam reportedly managed to steal $110 million from French bank

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heist-of-a-new-kind-ai-enabled-scam-reportedly-managed-to-steal-110-million-from-french-bank/
- Published: 2026-11-13T13:03:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T13:23:09+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/heist-of-a-new-kind-ai-enabled-scam-reportedly-managed-to-steal-usd110-million-from-french-bank/
- Topics: AI, Europe, Technology

## Key points

- Crédit Mutuel Arkéa reports a €100 million theft.
- Attackers used fake IBANs and instant payments.
- The bank suspects AI helped, but its role is unclear.

## Summary

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says a sophisticated fraudulent attack stole €100 million (about $110 million) from the French bank’s own account, equivalent to roughly a quarter of one quarter’s profits. The bank’s chair described it as an unprecedented successful attack on a French and, as far as he knew, European bank, with the group likely aided by advanced AI.

The attackers reportedly gained privileged access through a compromised service provider, then created fake IBANs, including Fortuneo details, to make instant payments to external parties appear legitimate. Fortuneo’s systems and customers were not affected. The transfers began on 1 November and the breach was detected on 3 November; funds were moved through European banks and spent on crypto platforms, though the article says AI’s precise role remains unclear.

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