US EditionIran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings, Sweden says
- Swedish authorities accused Iran of sending thousands of text messages calling for revenge over the Quran burnings in 2023.
- The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps allegedly conducted a data breach to send about 15,000 messages in Swedish.
- Authorities noted the intent behind the messages was to depict Sweden as Islamophobic and to create societal division.
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Sweden says Iran behind 2023 Koran burning hacker attack
Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam's holy book in 2023. Iran denies the accusation. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Rouzbeh Parsi, head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Koran burnings
Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam's holy book in 2023. According to officials in Stockholm, the cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard,…
'Aim Was To Create Division...': Sweden Says Iran Behind 2023 Koran Burning Hacker Attack
In a separate statement, Sweden's intelligence service Sapo said it had determined that a hacker group had acted "on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to carry out an influence campaign"
Sweden Accuses Iran of Sending Thousands of Texts Calling for Revenge After Quran Burnings
Swedish authorities said on Sept. 24 that Iran was responsible for hacking into a messaging service and sending thousands of text messages urging people in the country to seek revenge for the 2023 Quran burnings. The cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which hacked into a Swedish company that runs a major SMS service and sent “15,000 text messages in Swedish” in response to a series of public burnings …
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