Israeli-Linked Hacker Group Claims Cyberattack on Iranian State Bank

On June 17 (local time), a hacker group with alleged ties to Israel claimed to have launched a cyberattack on Iran's state-owned Sepah Bank, destroying its data.

The hacker group GonjeshkeDarand announced via X (formerly Twitter) that it had carried out a cyberattack that destroyed the data of Sepah Bank, which belongs to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The group stated, "Sepah Bank is an institution that has used the money of the Iranian people to fund the regime's terrorist proxies, ballistic missile program, and military nuclear program by circumventing international sanctions."

Screenshot by @GonjeshkeDarand.

The group added, "This is what happens to an institution devoted to sustaining the dictator's terrorist delusions," and expressed gratitude to the brave Iranians who made the operation possible, suggesting that local Iranians also participated in the hacking attack.

The Times of Israel reported that Sepah Bank's services were known to have been suspended in the morning of the same day. The media outlet explained that GonjeshkeDarand is a group that has claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on Iranian oil refineries and steel plants in recent years and is believed to have ties to Israel.

Sepah Bank, Iran's largest state-owned bank, is listed on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) sanctions list due to its links to Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

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