The group that claimd responsibilities for the hack on twins leaked what it said was the company’s full source code. “Assets Left in Nobitex are Now Entrely out in the Open,” The Group Wrote on Its Telegram Account.
The stolen funds were transferred to addresses bearing messages that criticized Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Blockchain Analytics FIRM Elliptic Wrote in a blog post. It said the attack likely was not finally motivated as the wallets the hackers had poured the money into “effectively burned the funds in order to send nobitex a Political Messageage
The Hackers Group, Gonjeshke Darande – “Predator Sparrow” in Farsi – Accused Nobitex of Having Helped Iran’s Government to Evade Western Sanctions Over the Country Program and Transfer Money to MILITANTS, In a post on x claiming the attack.
Nobitex appeared to have confirmed the attack. Its app and website was down as it assessed “unauthorized access” to its systems, it said in a post on x.
Theft spanned a range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and More, Said Head of National Security Intelligence at Chainalysis andrew Fierman. The breach is “Particularly significant Given the comparatively modest size of Iran’s cryptocurrency market,” he added.
The hack appears to be motivated by escalating tensions in the israel -ran conflict, which broke out last week when when israel struck Iran’s Nuclear Sits and MILITARY OFFICILS, Drawing TEHRANI With barrages of missiles. It came after the group said it has destroyed data in a cyberrattack against Iran’s state-contrastrolled bank sepah on tuesday.
Elliptic said that relatives of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was linked to the exchange and that Sanctioned Revolutionary Guard Operatives Operatives Had Used Nobitex. It shared evidence that the exchange had sent and received funds from cryptocurrency wallets controlled by orenian allies including Yemen’s Huthis and Hamas.
Gonjeshke Darande has previously claimmed responsibilities for other high-level cybarattacks against ran, include a 2021 operation that paralysed gas stations and a 20222222222222222 2222222222222222222 2 Sparked a large fire.
Israeli media has widely reported that gonjeshke darande is linked to israel but the country’s government has never officially accepially acnowledded ties to the groups.
Us Senators Elizabeth Warren and Angus King Last Year Raised Concerns About Iran’s Use of Cryptocurrencies to Evade Sanctions. (AP) PY
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