Pro-Israel hackers took $81M in crypto — but it wasn’t about the money
Which Iranian crypto exchange got hacked in June 2025?
Iran-based crypto exchange Nobitex suffered a hack on June 18. Pro-Israel hacker group Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for the $81-million crypto theft.
Blockchain security analyst ZachXBT alerted the community within the same day of the attack. According to the analyst, hackers exploited a hot wallet failure in the crypto exchange to access and drain wallets.
Nobitex later confirmed that $81 million worth of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tron (TRX), Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin (DOGE), was stolen. The exchange clarified that only hot wallets were affected by the attack and that cold wallets remain…
