Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange Nobitex Hacked for Over $80 Million Amid Israeli-Iran Conflict

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Crypto wallets linked to Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex suffered more than $80 million in outflows amid claims of a targeted attack by the hacker group Gonjeshke Darande.

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Denis Omelchenko

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June 18, 2025

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The Defiant

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https://thedefiant.io/news/cefi/iran-s-largest-crypto-exchange-nobitex-hacked-for-over-usd80-million-amid-israeli-iran-conflict

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Iranian exchange Nobitex exploited by Israel-linked hackers

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Founded in 2017, Nobitex has grown into Iran’s most-used crypto exchange. According to a 2023 report by TRM Labs, it processed 87% of all crypto inflows into the country, which totaled nearly $3 billion that year.

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Several wallet addresses used in the attack included political vanity names, such as “TKFuckiRGCTerroristsNoBiTEXy2r7mNX,” which holds the majority of the stolen assets on Tron – $48.6 million in USDT.

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