Israel-Linked ‘Predatory Sparrow’ Hackers Say They’ve Drained Millions In Bitcoin, Ethereum From Iran’s Crypto Exchange

Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for nearly $90 million on Wednesday, with an Israel-linked group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack.

What Happened: A group called Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow,” announced the attack on X, calling Nobitex “a tool for financing terrorism and violating sanctions.”

“In the next 24 hours, we will publish the Nobitex source code and internal information from its internal network. Any assets left there after that will be at risk,” the group said in an X post in Persian.

This marks the second operation by the hacking group in two days, following their claim of data destruction at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah on Tuesday, a Reuters report said.

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