US EditionHackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes
The BadeSaba Calendar app, with over 5 million users, was hacked to send surrender messages to Iranian forces during coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes, aiming to weaken regime loyalty.
- A wave of cyberattacks hit Iranian websites and apps, including a religious calendar app with over 5 million downloads, in coordination with US-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
- Internet connectivity in Iran dropped significantly during the attacks, with messages displayed on hacked sites urging armed forces to surrender and join the people.
- Cybersecurity experts warned of potential retaliation from Iranian proxy groups and hacktivists against US, Israeli, and affiliated targets through data breaches, ransomware, and DDoS attacks.
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A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning, along with the joint US-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity experts and observers. The operations included hacking multiple news websites to display different messages and hacking BadeSaba, a religious calendar app with more than 5 million downloads, which displayed messages telling users "It's time for accountability" and calling on the armed for…
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As strikes hit Tehran on Saturday morning, millions of Iranians got a strange push notification on their phones. The BadeSaba Calendar prayer app, which has more than 5 million downloads, had been compromised, and the app issued alerts saying, “Help has arrived!” and called for a “People’s Army” to defend their “Iranian brothers,” according to an assessment from cyber intel firm Flashpoint. On Sunday, the app sent with surrender instructions for…
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While no government officially claimed responsibility, cybersecurity analysts quoted in multiple outlets said the operation bore the hallmarks of Mossad and Israel’s cyber warfare units. By Hezy Laing A major cyber operation attributed by experts to Israel targeted one of Iran’s most widely used religious applications, sending defection appeals to millions of users across the country. The BadeSaba Calendar app—downloaded more than five million t…
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