Iran's Top Crypto Exchange Nobitex Gets Hacked Amid Israel-Iran Tensions!

Nobitex Confirms Massive Security Breach

Iran's leading crypto exchange, Nobitex, just admitted to a jaw-dropping security hack that's shaking up the digital world, right as the conflict with Israel heats up online!

On June 18, Nobitex dropped a bombshell on X, revealing that hackers had broken into their hot wallet and reporting systems that very morning. They're promising to cover all losses with their insurance fund and internal cash, and they're assuring everyone that their cold storage is still locked tight.

اطلاعیه در خصوص حادثه امنیتی

صبح امروز ۲۸ خرداد، تیم فنی ما نشانه‌هایی از دسترسی غیرمجاز به بخشی از زیرساخت‌های اطلاع‌رسانی و کیف پول گرم را شناسایی کرده است. بلافاصله پس از تشخیص، تمام دسترسی‌ها متوقف شد و تیم‌های امنیتی داخلی ما در حال بررسی دقیق ابعاد این حادثه هستند.

یادآور…

Blockchain Sleuths Estimate $81.7 Million Stolen

Nobitex is keeping tight-lipped about how much was swiped, but the blockchain detective ZachXBT spilled the beans on Telegram. He's spotted dodgy transactions involving Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Tron, and other EVM chains, pegging the total loss at a whopping $81.7 million.

The hackers left their mark with vanity addresses screaming "FuckIRGCTerroristsNoBiTEX," hinting at a politically charged cyber assault.

Pro-Israel Hackers Claim Responsibility

A group of pro-Israel hackers calling themselves Gonjeshke Darande, or Predatory Sparrow, stepped up on X, claiming they're behind the heist. They're slamming Nobitex for allegedly helping Iran dodge sanctions and fund terrorism, and they're threatening to drop the platform's internal data and code in just 24 hours.

After the IRGC’s “Bank Sepah” comes the turn of Nobitex
WARNING!

In 24 hours, we will release Nobitex's source code and internal information from their internal network.
Any assets that remain there after that point will be at risk!

The Nobitex exchange is at the heart of the… pic.twitter.com/GFyBCPCFIE

Timing Points to a Coordinated Cyber War

This cyberattack follows a wild spike in Israel-Iran tensions this month. Iran fired back with missiles after Israel bombed their military and nuclear sites in Tehran on June 13. Now, with Nobitex getting hacked just days later, it looks like the battlefield's gone digital in this ongoing war.

Gonjeshke Darande's no stranger to hitting Iranian targets—they've taken down fuel networks and Bank Sepah before, usually timing their moves with geopolitical fireworks. Though Israel's never owned up to any connection, experts think this group's got backing from elite Israeli cyber squads like Unit 8200.

Nobitex Under Scrutiny for Alleged Sanctions Evasion

Nobitex, a big fish in Iran's crypto sea, has been under the microscope lately for supposedly helping sanctioned groups move money. A Reuters report clocked nearly $8 billion flowing between Nobitex and Binance from 2018 to 2022.

While the dust is still settling on the full impact of the hack, the timing and the hackers' message scream a deliberate strike at Iran's digital finance backbone amidst escalating regional drama.