Hacktivists Claim Responsibility for $100M Hack at Iranian Crypto Exchange Nobitex
The Israel-Iran conflict is extending into the digital realm as Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security incident on Thursday morning. This recent cyberattack has been claimed by the Israel-linked group Gonjeshke Darande (“Predatory Sparrow” in Persian), and Nobitex currently estimates the total value of stolen assets to be in the range of $100m, it said in an X post.
This exploit follows an attack on one of Iran’s largest financial institutions, Sepah Bank on June 17, where the group claims to have destroyed all of the bank’s data. Gonjeshke Darande’s history of sophisticated cyber operations against Iranian entities, particularly those close to the regime or involved in circumventing Western…
