Iranian Crypto Exchange Nobitex Hacked for $90M by Suspected Israeli Group
The anti-Iran group targeted state-owned Bank Sepah a day prior, and now threatens to leak Nobitex’s source code, calling the platform a "terror-financing tool" used to bypass sanctions.Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex has been hacked for $90 million by Israel-linked hacking activist group Gonjeshke Darande, according to a blog post from blockchain security firm Elliptic.
The group said in an X post: “After Bank Sepah, it was Nobitex's turn,” referencing their Tuesday cyberattack on Iran’s state-owned lender. They warned that Nobitex’s internal data and source code would be released within a day, and any assets left on the exchange would be “at risk.”
