Iran’s leading crypto currency exchange NobitexWednesday was the target of a big hack attack. Hacker Group Gonjeshke Darende claimed that he had stolen crypto currency over $ 100 million from the stock market and then moved and destroyed these assets. Even more grave, the Group Social Media Platform X shared the basic source code information of the stock market through X. Nobitex said that the attack targeted the peace and assets of the citizens for wrong reasons.
The size of the attack exceeded $ 100 million
Gonjeshke Darandeimmediately after the attack took responsibility. Group, Social Media Platform X sharing the stock exchange’s change distribution, confidentiality, user interface, such as vital code sections allegedly belonging to the screenshots shared. “The remaining assets in Nobitex are now completely obvious”. Shares mean additional and serious risks for the security of the crypto currency exchange.
The attack was first Blockchain Researcher Zachxbt‘s Nobitex’in tron and home networks in the wallets of the doubtful outputs. Nobitex is that the amount of crypto currency stolen in its official statement exceeds 100 million dollars. confirmed. The attackers reportedly destroyed after carrying the funds they stole.
Iranian authorities local after the attack crypto currency He made a decision that restricted the working hours of the stock markets. According to Chainalysis, with this decision, local stock exchanges can now be traded between 10:00 and 20:00 in the morning.
Reasons behind the attack
Gonjeshke Darende accused the attack on the attack of Nobitex of being a key regime tool to finance terrorism and violate sanctions. This action of the group in recent months, including missile attacks on cities and strategic points climbing Iran-Israel It took place in the context of tension.
On the other hand, Blockchain Analysis Platform ChainlysisIn a report published the day before the attack, Nobitex drew attention to Iran’s central role in the crypto currency ecosystem subject to sanction. “Nobitex is not only a local crypto currency exchange, but a vital center in Iran’s heavy sanctioned crypto currency ecosystem, which provides access to global markets for users who have interrupted traditional financing,”.
Chainalysis, Nobitex of previous Blockchain investigations Iranian Revolutionary Guards He added that he associated illegal software -related ransom software operators and illegal actors, including Russian crypto currency exchanges under sanctions. The platform said that this attack emphasized the internal tension between the unlimited nature of crypto currency and nation -state restrictions between the geopolitical facts of nation -state restrictions.
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