Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have spread to the cryptocurrency industry. According to crypto analysis company Oval. A group that calls itself gonjeshke darande or “predatory sparrow” claims to be responsible for the hacking charge. “These cyberattacks are the result of Nobitex being a key regime tool for raising terrorism and sanctions violations,” Predatory Sparrow Write exist x.
Instead of giving $90 million in goods Bitcoin,,,,, DogAccording to Elliptic, more than 100 different cryptocurrencies attacked by hackers decided to destroy (encryption instructions “burn”) funds instead of sending political messages.
A location in a blockchain address or database that records how much money someone has is randomly generated, usually composed of numbers and letters. However, for this operation, the predatory sparrow sent the hacked funds to the address that included the word “f *** irgcterrorists”. (IRGC refers to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian army.)
“To generate an address with many specific terms, it takes so much computing power that you won’t be able to do it in any reasonable life.” wealth. “So it seems more like a symbolic hacker than a financial intent.”
Nobitex and Predatory Sparrow’s social media accounts did not immediately return requests for comment. “The vast majority of assets are stored in cold wallets and are not affected.” Write on x after hack.
“I’ve never seen a hacker happening in this way,” Akartuna said.
Geopolitical tensions rise
Nobitex’s exploitation is a day of violent conflict between Israel and Iran.
After the nuclear oversight agency behind the United Nations explain Iran failed to comply with a ban on military nuclear plans on Thursday, and Israel launched a series of missiles targeting the Islamic Republic. Iran has retaliated against its strike, and both countries have cracked down on it over the past six days.
On Tuesday, the oval Akartuna said the predatory sparrow was repeatedly linked to Israeli agents, claiming that hacking Iranian bank Sepah and undermining data from financial institutions. The bank has repeatedly evaded international sanctions, the hacker said.
The predatory sparrow has filed the same sanctions against Nobitex to escape, and the propaganda is primarily in line with Iranian users. In 2022, the United States approved Iranian nationals using cryptocurrency exchanges according to Chain Analysis, another crypto analysis company.
