Iran reports cyberattacks on information systems of two banks

Israeli cyberattacks caused disruptions in the information systems of two Iranian banks — Bank Sepah and Bank Pasargad, Report informs, citing Iranian media and military sources.

"Our cybersecurity experts quickly managed to restore the systems of one bank, and are currently working to recover the functionality of the second," the statement said.

According to media, the hacker group Predatory Sparrow, linked to Israel, claimed responsibility for hacking Iran's Bank Sepah on Tuesday and destroying its data, and for targeting the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex on Wednesday.

US media report that Predatory Sparrow stole $90 million from the crypto exchange.