Israeli Man Accused of Spying for Iran in Exchange for Crypto

The Israeli authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Tel Aviv-Man for spy costs after he has reportedly completed intelligence tasks for Iranian agents in exchange for crypto payments.

The suspect is said to have carried out various missions, including photographing sensitive locations and spraying politically motivated graffiti, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and the police of Tel Aviv District announced in a joint statement issued To various local media on Monday.

Organizations behind the spy activities “reach through social media platforms”, said the agencies, where they encouraged citizens and residents of Israel “to not get in touch with foreign actors or to perform missions on their behalf”, as quoted in a report from local media -outlet Arutz Sheva.

The arrests are linked to the Israel -Ran Conflict are intensified, where the conflict causes uncertainty in cryptom markets.

Last week a pro-Israël Hacker group claimed responsibility For an exploit that has deposited around $ 90 million in Crypto from the Iranian exchange Nobitex, stating ties between the platform and the Iranian intelligence services.

Crypto -markets addicted By Monday after President Trump claimed that a Stakes -furen Memedated by Qatar was discussed.

At the time of writing, Israel enforced warnings for citizens to seek shelter and claimed a third Iranian rocket steering wheel update from the Associated Press.

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In the Sunday operation, the authorities seized computers and digital storage devices that are suspected of being linked and used for communication with Iranian handlers who collaborate with or Beilin, a resident of Tel Aviv.

After his arrest, Beilin was brought to the Count of Tel Aviv, who decided to expand his detention until 26 June, pending an investigation.

Beilin joins two others who are already in custody by the Israeli police, including Dmitri Cohen, 28, from Haifa.

Cohen was arrested last month on suspicion of collecting information on Amit Yardeni, who was set up to marry Avner Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a separate report from the Times of Israel.

Allegedly, Cohen was promised $ 500 for each task and received thousands in Crypto since working with Iranian agents. Another individual was arrested in the Sharon region, although the 19-year-old suspect was not mentioned in local reports.

Decrypt Establish it to Shin Bet and the Israel police to confirm identities and if the arrests formed a pattern.

Edited by Sebastian Sinclair