Israel Allegedly Exploits $90M Nobitex to Track Iran

TRM Labs, a crypto analytics platform, has raised the possibility that Israeli cyber units harvested internal data from a $90 million hack on the Nobitex crypto exchange to track Iranian operatives. This hypothesis emerged after the arrest of three individuals in Israel linked to espionage activities for Iran, including surveillance and intelligence-gathering tasks, with payment in cryptocurrencies. One suspect, Dimitri Cohen, allegedly received $500 worth of crypto per task from Iranian intelligence services. The hack was claimed by pro-Israel hacker group Gonjeshke Darande and coincided with other significant events, prompting speculations about intelligence overlaps. Nobitex's role in Iran's sanctioned crypto ecosystem, facilitating transactions for users restricted by traditional finance, adds complexity to the investigation.