Day: November 4, 2026

The banking giant has now confirmed the attack.

The hackers used Crédit Mutuel Arkéa’s own account to carry out transactions to other banking institutions.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT uncovered the multi-day operation, tracing over $133 million (€118 million) moved through crypto exchanges and converted into stablecoins.  

Arkéa insists customer deposits remain safe, but this is a catastrophic operational breakdown.

Source:  @Cointelegraph / Writer: Bri

Former US Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiator Alan Eyre says Iran retains 440 kilograms of highly enriched uranium but still needs to take further steps to develop a nuclear weapon.
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The political fallout from the Iran war is now reaching the Pentagon, with multiple Republican sources telling CNN they expect an impeachment vote against Pete Hegseth to pass.

Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie plans to force the vote when Congress returns next week, potentially putting Trump’s defense secretary on trial in the House just days after the GOP’s devastating midterm losses.

Republican lawmakers are increasingly blaming Hegseth for pushing Trump into a war without a credible exit strategy, while remaining reluctant to confront the president himself.

The extraordinary prospect is that Republicans could help impeach their own president’s defense secretary over a war the president authorized, even as American military operations against Iran continue.

A House impeachment would still require a Senate trial for removal.

Source: CNN / Writer: Naz

Amos Hochstein, a former senior envoy in the Biden White House, says the target packages were ready and allies had been told exactly when, until a weekend notice put it on hold.

The delay didn’t change the decision, and he says the push isn’t coming from Israel:

“This is entirely out of White House pressure to do it.”

A plan that’s already finished can come off the shelf the moment the order is given, so the next couple of weeks are the window to watch.

@amoshochstein
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  Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Iran strike was set for this week, allies had the day, and then Trump postponed it at the last minute

Amos Hochstein says the target packages were built, regional allies were briefed on when the hit was coming, and the White House pulled it over the weekend for a week or two, which changes the calendar but not the decision.

Why? Trump was promised the embargo would break Tehran in months, it hasn’t, and the only three paths left are wait, cut the deal that was on the table in June, or widen the strikes to include civilian infrastructure.

Amos says the White House chose the third, and he rejects the idea Israel drove it:

“I’m not a buyer of the Israel piece.”

So the midterm wipeout may slow the trigger, but the bombs are still loaded, and the only exit that actually drops gas prices is the deal nobody wants to sign.

@amoshochstein
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