The Israel-Iran conflict has turned into cyberwarfare.
Multiple reports have surfaced in Iran that dozens of ATMs have been experiencing issues due to cyberattacks.
Videos on X have surfaced showing Iranians attempting to take their money out of ATMs but are unable to do so due to the ATMs being compromised.
Take a look:
BREAKING:
Major problems with accessing bank services in Iran.
Both ATMs and card readers aren’t working at many locations. Lots of bank offices are closed. Panic is starting to spread as people fear that they have lost their life savings. pic.twitter.com/KQGXbPRX7o
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 17, 2025
Breaking: All databases of Sepah Bank, one of the largest banks in Iran, erased in a major cyber attack. All its ATMs are non-functional and customers can’t withdraw cash.
Strong advice to Iranian friends: Immediately withdraw your funds from all bank accounts. pic.twitter.com/XPMzz96G7h
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) June 17, 2025
The Times of Israel had more details on the attack:
Iran’s semi-official Fars news reports that customers are experiencing issues with Bank Sepah due to a cyberattack, after a group of hackers linked to Israel claimed to have broken into the institution and interrupted its operations.
ADVERTISEMENTThe report from Fars says the problems with Sepah may ripple to gas stations that rely on the bank to process transactions.
It says the issue is expected to be resolved in the next few hours.
At the same time, a spokesperson for Iran’s central bank is quoted telling state-run IRNA that all banking operations are running smoothly and providing service to their customers.
Iranian opposition channels report that all ATMs of the Iranian Sepah Bank (established in 1925) in Tehran, Yazd, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tabriz have stopped working—it is not possible to withdraw cash.
Iranian commentators suggest that there are concerns about a collapse of the… pic.twitter.com/RWrpmN21rt
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Here’s what The Times reported:
The state-owned Sepah bank, one of the country’s biggest, has experienced computer problems and its customers have been unable to withdraw money from ATMs. The bank has been sanctioned by the UK and US for financing proxy forces, as well as Iran’s missile and nuclear programme.
It comes as IRGC Cyber Security Command banned officials and protection teams from using all devices connected to public communication and telecoms networks.
The reports have raised suspicion that Israel, in a multi-pronged assault on Iran’s military infrastructure and personnel since last Friday, has added the cyber front to its offensive. Israeli officials have declined to comment on the alleged attack on Sepah bank.
In the Iranian calendar, wages are paid on the 22nd of each month. If the bank, which has some 30 million clients, does not come back online before then, it will be unable to pay its rank and file members or government employees.
ADVERTISEMENTAn initial claim of responsibility has been made by Israel-linked self-proclaimed “hacktivists”, a group calling itself Gonjeshke Darande, or Predatory Sparrows, which have previously also claimed attacks on Iranian railways and petrol stations.
Suggestions have spread on social media that clients have been unable to receive in-branch services or to access digital banking applications.
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