PANews reported on June 18 that according to Bitcoin News, Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex was hacked, resulting in a loss of $81.7 million, including permanently destroyed Bitcoins. The pro-Israel hacker group Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility for the attack and vowed to release Nobitex's source code and internal data within 24 hours, while warning that the remaining assets were still at risk.

Earlier today , ZachXBT disclosed that the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex was hacked, resulting in losses of $81.7 million.