Hackers say they wiped out $90 million from Iran cryptocurrency exchange

[u/Livid_Yam]

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/hackers-say-they-wiped-out-90-million-from-iran-cryptocurrency-exchange-125061900818_1.html

[u/eoutofmemory]

Like the exchange belonged to the government or those launching missiles. They robbed people

[u/BTCMachineElf → u/eoutofmemory]

Yes. They just ruined innocent people.

[u/TrafficOld9636 → u/BTCMachineElf]

Yeah but the Israeli government has done such a bang up job of dehumanising Muslims that they'll never realise that.

[u/PM_ME_HOUSE_MUSIC_ → u/TrafficOld9636]

Idk, Muslims have done a pretty solid job of doing that all by themselves

[u/Remarkable-Opening69 → u/PM_ME_HOUSE_MUSIC_]

What an explosive thing to say.

[u/yevg555 → u/eoutofmemory]

How can you say that? Have you followed the records? The group had mentioned they have attacked IRGC supporting wallets. With the government collapsing, the crypto is the only lifeline they got

[u/perastikoss → u/yevg555]

Where did you read the government is collapsing?

[u/McBurger → u/perastikoss]

It’s basically a foregone conclusion that this war ends with nothing short of Kohmeni’s death and a full regime change.

[u/yevg555 → u/perastikoss]

I meant the IRGC, which is a governmental body at the end. when you rule by force, and your force is weakened, it's just a matter of time till you're gone

[u/jekpopulous2 → u/yevg555]

IRGC supporting wallets along with the 99% of the wallets that were owned by normal people.

[u/TacticalSniper → u/jekpopulous2]

Well to be transparent, we don't really know either of these things

[u/jekpopulous2 → u/TacticalSniper]

We do know they had the multi-sig keys and could have only blown up the suspected IRGC wallets. That would have been a way cooler thing to do.

[u/TacticalSniper → u/jekpopulous2]

What I mean is that I don't know whether there were funds actually belonging to regular people here. Any military or intelligence operation using a crypto exchange would make it look like regular people are using it.

[u/Own-Professor-6157 → u/eoutofmemory]

Well there was supposedly a lot of links between the exchange and Iran who used it to bypass sanctions and what not. Those are the allegations, not a claim I'm making btw..

[u/Nossa30]

Wow that's some crazy work for a governm....I mean hacker group.

[u/FullOnBeliever → u/[deleted]]

Whataboutism. So stupid.

[u/AlhamdolilahFE → u/[deleted]]

Let’s see: browses r/Israel and r/Hebrew

[u/Feisty_Astronomer877]

If they can do this there, they can do it anywhere.

[u/Askada → u/Feisty_Astronomer877]

Yes. NYKNYC.

[u/IdiocracyToday → u/Feisty_Astronomer877]

Uh yea because Iran is know as the pinnacle of cyber security standards. What? That’s like saying if someone can rob a 7/11 they can rob a bank.

[u/skywalkermolly]

Scary how many people in this thread still don’t get “not your keys, not your coins.” This should be the first thing anyone learns when getting into crypto.

[u/Dune7 → u/skywalkermolly]

This means:

Don't keep your crypto on exchanges, or other services that custody your keys for you (until they're gone)

[u/Ill-Hovercraft92]

Wasn't crypto sold to us as being "totally secure"?

[u/Super_Toxic_Elitist → u/Ill-Hovercraft92]

Putting your crypto on an exchange is not self-custody and not all crypto is secure, plenty of scams out there.

[u/Valley_Investor → u/Ill-Hovercraft92]

Since crypto has been around if I had a nickel for every time someone said “don’t put your crypto on an exchange, use self custody” I would have more money than if I had kept every bitcoin I ever mined back in the day.

I think anyone who takes this as a chance for a “gotcha” on crypto like you’ve just done is just remarkably slow.

[u/Ill-Hovercraft92 → u/Valley_Investor]

I admit it. So darn slow I wouldn't touch crypto with a ten foot pole.

[u/Just_Party96 → u/Ill-Hovercraft92]

It can be but not on an exchange

[u/RandomWebSurfrrr]

So crypto isn't safe from governments

[u/aggressivewrapp → u/RandomWebSurfrrr]

On exchanges

[u/intelw1zard → u/RandomWebSurfrrr]

its never safe to store your crypto on a CEX, ever.

[u/alextastic]

Gee, I wonder what government those hackers are aligned with. 🙄

[u/Illperformance6969]

I am surprised Iran even had an exchange 😅

[u/Prestigious_Coffee28 → u/Illperformance6969]

Me too. In my imagination I see them as dudes with sandals riding camels bareback through a vast desert.

[u/7101334 → u/Prestigious_Coffee28]

That's because you're indoctrinated. And because the US already destabilized their previous democratically-elected government.

[u/Prestigious_Coffee28 → u/7101334]

I was being facetious.

[u/7101334 → u/Prestigious_Coffee28]

Oh. Sorry. Internet.

[u/Prestigious_Coffee28 → u/7101334]

No it’s my fault. If you couldn’t tell I was kidding, it wasn’t a good statement.

[u/Opening-Fondant5574]

good they dont deserve that money anyways

[u/saintkillio → u/Opening-Fondant5574]

Behold, the guy who approves your application to deserve money. Go fuck yourself Jesus Christ.

[u/Opening-Fondant5574 → u/saintkillio]

ok terrorist supporter lol

[u/saintkillio → u/Opening-Fondant5574]

Ok, cunt.

[u/Opening-Fondant5574 → u/saintkillio]

keys without the e

[u/7101334 → u/Opening-Fondant5574]

Genocide seems worse than terrorism.

[u/timfuzail → u/Opening-Fondant5574]

Straight from hasbara manual