‘Predatory Sparrow’ a hacking group has claimed that they carried out a $82 million cryptocurrency raid on Iran’s leading cryptocurrency exchange.

Onchain data reveals that around $82 million was stolen from the reserves of the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex, according to sources. The hack occurred after the exchange was susceptible to cyberattacks. It has been said that the coordinated attack on the central exchange (CEX) was carried out by a hacking organization that goes by the name Predatory Sparrow.

“The Iranian cryptocurrency exchange ‘Nobitex’ appears to have been exploited for $81.7 million on Tron, Bitcoin, Doge, and EVM chains,” it was discovered by onchain detective ZachXBT on Wednesday. ZachXBT shared his findings with the community. After some time had passed, the hacker gang published postings on its Telegram and X accounts, therefore confirming its participation.

According to a message that Predatory Sparrow posted on Telegram, “Within the next twenty-four hours, we will release Nobitex’s source code and internal information from their internal network.” After that moment, any assets that are still present will be considered to be in jeopardy.

A pseudonymous hacker outfit known as Gonjeshke Darande, whose name translates to “Predatory Sparrow,” has said that it is responsible for a number of high-profile cyber attacks that have targeted Iran’s key networks. In the past, the organization has made infiltrations into a nationwide gas station network, immobilized the railway system, halted operations at the Khuzestan steel factory, and most recently, compromised the Iranian financial institution Bank Sepah.

A total of $49.42 million worth of Tron-issued tether (USDT) is included inside the first wallet. Approximately $24.04 million worth of tokens from Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chains are stored at the second address, which contains a broad assortment of tokens. 18.472 Bitcoins, which are now worth $1.92 million at the time of this writing, are stored in a third wallet. Last but not least, the fourth location is where DOGE assets amounting to $6.61 million are located.

“The Nobitex exchange is at the heart of the regime’s efforts to finance terror overseas, and it is also the regime’s preferred tool for violating sanctions,” the hackers claimed on X. “The regime’s favorite sanctions violation tool is the Nobitex exchange.” “These cyberattacks are the result of Nobitex being a key regime tool for financing terrorism and violating sanctions,” the statement reads. When you associate with the infrastructure of sanction violation and the funding of terrorist organizations, your assets are placed in jeopardy.