Cryptohack Roundup: Ariomex Leak Flags Iran Sanction Risks

Also: US' Multi-Million Dollar Scam Funds Seizure Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • March 5, 2026

Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Iran exchange leak, $580 million frozen in scam crackdown, $61 million scam funds seized, feds filed to seize $327,000 in a dating scam case, Russian exploit broker sanctioned, South Korean police exposed recovery phrase, South Korea bitcoin theft arrests, Axiom data misuse and a Uniswap lawsuit ended.

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A leaked database from Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Ariomex shows the platform may have played a role in sanctions evasion and large-scale crypto transfers linked to actors connected to Iran, said cybersecurity firm Resecurity.

Researchers examined records from 2022 to 2025 containing user data, transaction histories and more than 14,000 support chats. The dataset included about 11,826 user records, roughly 7 ...