Israeli-linked hackers have stolen more than $90 million from Iran largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex. According to a post on the cryptocurrency exchange’s website, Nobitex has confirmed the cyber attack. Its app and website were down while assessing the ‘unauthorized intrusion’. The stolen funds included various cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and others.
On Thursday, the group that claimed responsibility for the hack claimed to have leaked the company’s entire source code, according to information from blockchain analytics firms. The group wrote on its Telegram account, “The remaining assets in Nobitex are now completely public.”
Their security loop has been breached.” Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reported in a blog post that the stolen funds were transferred to addresses that contained messages critical of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG).
He said the attack was not financially motivated, as the wallets the hackers stole were effectively siphoning off funds to send a political message to Iranian exchange Nobitex.
The hacker group Gonjeshke Darande (Bird of Prey), with a Persian name, accused Nobitex of helping the Iranian government evade Western sanctions and transfer funds for the country’s rapidly developing nuclear program. The hacker group Gonjeshke Darande has ties to Israel, but the country’s government has never officially acknowledged ties with the group.
He said the attack was not financially motivated, as the wallets the hackers stole were effectively siphoning off funds to send a political message to Iranian exchange Nobitex. The hacker group Gonjeshke Darande (Bird of Prey), with a Persian name, accused Nobitex of helping the Iran government evade Western sanctions and transfer funds for the country’s rapidly developing nuclear program. The hacker group Gonjeshke Darande has ties to Israel, but the country’s government has never officially acknowledged ties with the group.
