Pro-Israel hacktivist group claims responsiveness to alleged Iranian bank hacks
Israeli hacktivist group predatory Sparrow claimed he hacked and defeated Iranian bank Sepa on Tuesday.
The group is also known by the Persian name Gonjeshke Darande. claimed responsibility for the x hack.
“Gonjeshke Darande” carried out a cyberattack that destroyed data from the Islamic Revolutionary Security Force “Bank Sepa,” the group wrote.
The group claimed that Sepa Bank is an agency that “averts international sanctions and uses Iranian money people to fund the regime’s terrorist proxies, ballistic missile programs and military nuclear programs.
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According to an independent news site Iran InternationalThere have been reports of “wide range of bank turmoil” across the country. Iran International said several bank Sepa branches were closed on Tuesday, telling the publication that customers could not access their accounts.
Aerie Oseran, correspondent for I24News; Posted photos Displays Iranian ATM error message.
TechCrunch was unable to independently verify the group’s suspected cyberattacks. I contacted the email addresses of two banks Sepyran, but the message returned an error. Affiliates of UK and Italian bank Sepa did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Predatory Sparrow did not respond via Telegram for requests for comments sent to your X account.
The alleged cyberattacks at the bank’s Sepa are the conflict that began after Israel began targeting nuclear facilities, military bases and senior Iranian military authorities on Friday as Israel and Iran are bombing each other’s countries.
It is unknown who is behind the predatory sparrow. This group clearly fash itself as a pro-Israel or at least an anti-Iranian hacktivist group. Targeting Iranian businesses and organizations for years. Cybersecurity researchers believe the group has made successful and reliable claims in the past.
“Not everything is going to get intense with this actor despite his appearances,” says John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google’s Mandiant. I wrote it on x.
According to Rob Joyce“Presential Sparrow’s past cyberattacks on Iran’s steel factories and gas stations have shown concrete effects in Iran.”
The most eye-catching hack of predatory Sparrow is against steelmakers. It reportedly caused an explosive fire With plants and For gas stations in Iranwhich caused confusion among the citizens trying to refill the gas tanks in the car.