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

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Hackers known as Predatory Sparrow claim responsibility for rendering Nobitex exchange funds inaccessible

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

The group known as Gonjeshke Darande in Farsi, or 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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