Nobitex hacked for $73M as pro-Israel group claims responsibility

The Iranian crypto exchange’s wallets were exploited for at least $73 million as attackers used vanity addresses for the theft.

Update, June 18, 8:01 am UTC: This article has been updated to include a section on Gonjeshke Darande.

Iran-based cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex has been exploited for over $73 million of digital assets, according to onchain investigator ZachXBT.

The attack, disclosed in a Wednesday Telegram post, drained at least $73 million in assets across the Tron network and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchains, though only a portion is confirmed lost.

Read more