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Iranian Crypto Exchange Nobitex Loses $82M in Cyberattack as Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate
- Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked, resulting in the loss of approximately $82 million from its digital wallets.
- The hacking group known as Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to release the exchange's source code and internal documents.
- Suspicious transactions totaling $81.7 million were tracked across Tron, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum-compatible networks.
- The hackers used wallet addresses with anti-Iranian messaging to move the stolen funds.
- Iran has increasingly utilized cryptocurrency exchanges like Nobitex to bypass international sanctions.
- Nobitex confirmed the security breach, suspended operations, and assured users that assets in cold storage are secure.
- The hackers accused Nobitex of aiding Iran in evading sanctions and financing terror activities.
- Cybersecurity experts attribute the hack to compromised access controls across multiple blockchain networks.
- The attack on Nobitex follows a cyberattack on Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah by the same hacking group.
- The cyberattacks come amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, with Israel launching strikes on Iranian targets.
- The stolen cryptocurrency funds have not yet been moved or converted, according to security firm Cyvers.
- This incident is seen as geopolitically motivated rather than purely financially driven.
- More than $2.1 billion in digital assets has been stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges in 2025, according to CertiK.
- The attack on Nobitex adds to the increasing list of cryptocurrency exchange hacks this year.
- The attack on Nobitex highlights the intersection of cybersecurity threats, geopolitical tensions, and cryptocurrency vulnerabilities.
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