Gonjeshke Darande took responsibility for hacking Nobitex amid the Iran-Israel conflict, stating it burned $90 million in stolen crypto across 8 burn addresses as a political protest, and labeled the exchange a regime tool for terrorism financing and sanctions evasion

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This attack happened during a tense time when Israel and Iran are fighting with missiles, making the hack a part of their bigger conflict

8 burn addresses burned $90M from the wallets of the regime's favorite sanctions violation tool, Nobitex.

The hackers stated that they burned $90 million of the stolen crypto by sending it to inaccessible addresses, not to profit but to protest against the ongoing crisis between Iran and Israel

Shortly after the exploit became public, Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that Nobitex is a "key regime tool" for financing terrorism and violating sanctions.

The group accused Nobitex of aiding Iran in circumventing international sanctions and called the platform the “regime’s favorite sanctions violation tool.