Overview

• Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for the June 18 breach of Nobitex’s hot wallets, seizing more than $90 million in cryptocurrencies.
• Blockchain analysts at Elliptic report the hackers sent the stolen funds to cryptographic addresses they likely cannot control, effectively burning the assets as a political statement.
• Nobitex suspended access for a security audit, confirmed most user funds were protected in cold storage and pledged to cover any losses from its insurance fund and reserves.
• The hackers warned they would release Nobitex’s source code and internal data within 24 hours, threatening any assets left on the platform.
• The attack followed a similar assault on state-owned Bank Sepah and reflects escalating digital hostilities tied to ongoing missile exchanges between Israel and Iran.