Pro-Israel hackers hit Iran’s Nobitex exchange, burn $90M in crypto
The pro-Israel “Predatory Sparrow” hacking group claims to have stolen over $90 million in cryptocurrency from Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, and burned the funds in a politically motivated cyberattack.
The attack occurred on June 18, 2025, with Nobitex first reporting the breach on X at 2:24 AM EST.
“This morning, June 19, our technical team detected signs of unauthorized access to a portion of our reporting infrastructure and hot wallet,” reads Nobitex’s post.
“Immediately upon detection, all access was suspended and our internal security teams are closely investigating the extent of the incident.”
Soon after, Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility for the attack through their Gonjeshke Darande X account,…
