Long summarized to inflamed speeches or missiles exchanged at twilight, the war between Iran and Israel has taken new paths. From now on, she also gives herself in silence, keyboard against keyboard. The Nobitex affair brutally reminds us of it: more than $ 81 million in crypto have evaporated, not in a bombardment, but in a digital flight claimed by a pro-Israeli group. It is no longer just a military war. It is a war of code.
In short
- Nobitex lost 81 million in an attack by a determined pro-Israeli group.
- Hackers used personalized addresses to discreetly steal from several blockchains in parallel.
- The attack is part of a growing digital war between Israel and Iran for several months.
- Experts fear the climbing and an extension of these cyber attacks to sensitive American infrastructure.
Nobitex, 81 million evaporated: the largest crypto attack in Iran
L'Exchange Nobitex, Fleury of crypto trading in Iran, was violently targeted on the night of June 12. Result : $ 81.7 million Cryptos stolen from several blockchains, including Ethereum and Tron. Originally, a spectacular method: ” Vanity Addresses »With provocative names.
For example, one of the addresses used reads “tkfuckirgterroristsnobitex2r7mnx”. A direct message, loaded with political meaning.
The Gonjeshke Darande group, pro-Israel, claimed the attack in a post on X:
We will publish the source code and the internal files of Nobitex within 24 hours. All remaining assets will be at risk.
Nobitex quickly reacted : The hot wallets were suspended, the users were reassured. The platform says that ” The funds are secure thanks to the Cold Storage And announces total compensation via its internal resources.
According to the unname Hakan expert (CYVER), the origin of the attack would be a “dCritical scaling of access controls ». But what surprises even more: stolen funds have not changed since hacking.
Iran, Israel: when war seeps into the code
L'Nobitex attack does not fall from the sky. It intervenes in an explosive climate between Iran and Israel, while The two powers compete on several land : soldiers, economic, diplomatic … and now digital.
On June 13, Israel led massive strikes against Iranian targets. 224 dead were identified on the Iranian side, according to The Guardian. In retaliation, Tehran promises ” A total response ». But it is on another ground that things accelerate.
In his message on X, Gonjeshke Darande accuses Nobitex to serve the interests of the Iranian regime:
Nobitex is at the heart of the regime's efforts to finance global terrorism.
And goes further by saying that working for Nobitex is equivalent to an official military service.
In other words, Touching Nobitex is targeting a vital organ of digital Iran.
This declaration places the crypto exhaust at the heart of the Iranian geopolitical system. The attack is therefore not just a flight, it is a targeted strike, Remote sabotage. The message: Israel can strike with drones as well as with Python scripts.
World cyber war: what the crypto attack on Iran reveals
This attack is part of A series of large -scale digital operations. Since 2023, the Iranian group Cyberav3ngers has led several cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States and Israel.
THE Malware iocontrol Used in these campaigns aims for water management, fuel and connected objects. It allows total remote control. In October 2023, Cyberav3ngers claimed the hacking of 200 service stations.
Experts are worried. Michael Daniel, former cybersecurity advisor to the White House, explain ::
The two countries have the capacity to carry out destructive attacks, in particular data deleters.
Even more worrying, analysts believe that Cyberattacs could aim for American infrastructure. Iran could thus extend its strikes beyond the Middle East. Annie Fixler of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation declares that the United States present too many cyber vulnerabilities so as not to be targeted.
Crypto war in a few data:
- $ 81.7 million: amount stolen during the Nobitex hack;
- $ 2.1 MD: total losses in the crypto sector in 2025;
- $ 49 million: stolen via the provocative address on Tron;
- 200 service stations: attacked by Cyberav3ngers in 2023.
As the bombs fall and the wallets flee, the crypto market takes a new slap. Bitcoin, a tension barometer, dropped after a Trump declaration: ” If Iran receives a single American soldier, everything will change ». Immediate result: a BTC slide in the red zone.
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