Security Incident · Exchange
Nobitex Security Incident: $90.00M Reported Loss
The Iran-based Nobitex cryptocurrency exchange suffered a $90 million hack, and the attacker has also promised to imminently release data and source code from the platform.
- Reported loss
- $ 90,000,000
Incident Overview
The hacking group appears to have burned the crypto assets, effectively destroying them rather than taking them for their own profits. Gonjeshke Darande (also "Predatory Sparrow"), a hacking group with links to Israel, claimed responsibility for the theft, accusing the platform of serving as a "key regime tool" to finance terror and violate sanctions.
Sources & References
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