Israeli-Linked Group Hacks Iranian's Nobitex Exchange, Threatens Data Leak

In a June 18 post on X, the group claimed it would publish the platform’s source code and internal data within 24 hours. They warned users that any assets still on the platform were at risk.

They also accused Nobitex of helping the Iranian government bypass international sanctions and fund overseas operations.

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ZachXBT confirmed that over $81 million in digital assets had been removed from wallets connected to Nobitex. The stolen funds came from multiple blockchains, including Tron and networks compatible with the Ethereum ETH $2,490.50 Virtual Machine.

The attack used so-called vanity wallet addresses, custom addresses that include chosen characters.

One of the addresses used in the theft began with "TKFuckiRGCTerroristsNoBiTEXy2r7mNX", which was used to take roughly $49 million. Another wallet, starting with "0xffFFfFFffFFffFfFffFFfFfFfFFFFfFfFFFFDead", was linked to more outflows.

Nobitex later stated on X that some of its hot wallets had been accessed without permission. The exchange quickly paused activity in those wallets once the issue was identified.

The exchange noted that customer funds stored in cold wallets were not affected. The company also promised that all stolen assets would be covered using its insurance fund and company reserves.

Meanwhile, a recent exploit targeting Meta Pool allowed the attacker to walk away with just over $132,000 worth of Ethereum, despite minting nearly $27 million in tokens. Why? Read the full story.