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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Israel-linked group hacks Iranian cryptocurrency exchange in $90m heist

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on parade
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on parade. Predatory Sparrow accused Bank Sepah, one of its targets, of financing the Iranian military. Photograph: Caren Firouz/Reuters

An Israel-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for a $90m (£67m) heist on an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange.

The group known as Gonjeshke Darande, Farsi for Predatory Sparrow, said on Wednesday it had hacked the Nobitex exchange, a day after claiming it had destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah.

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