On June 18, the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex suffered a hacker attack. According to Nobitex's fourth announcement, the estimated total amount of stolen assets is about $100 million, but the situation has been brought under control, and user assets are protected by a reserve fund, so users will not incur any financial losses.

A hacker organization related to Israel, Gonjeshke Darande (Persian for 'Predatory Sparrow'), claims responsibility for the theft of Nobitex's assets. The day before, the organization also claimed to have destroyed the data of Iran's state-owned bank Sepah.

Consulting firm Elliptic stated that the hackers seemingly destroyed the stolen funds from Nobitex by storing them in vanity addresses without corresponding keys, making them inaccessible.

The Predatory Sparrow organization also claimed that it has targeted Nobitex and will publish its source code and more internal information. This action clearly evokes speculation, as the stolen funds have not actually been utilized by the hackers, suggesting that their underlying motives are more likely political in nature.