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US-Israel Launch Cyberattacks on Iran Amid Strikes, Sparking Retaliation Fears
Hackers, likely pro-Israel, hit Iranian prayer app with anti-regime messages and disrupted websites during joint US-Israeli airstrikes. Iran responds with wipers on Israel; experts warn of rising DDoS, hacktivist threats to US infrastructure. Internet blackout persists.
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1. Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes <p>By AJ Vicens</p><p>March 1 (Reuters) - A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity experts and observers.</p><p>The operations included the hacking of multiple news websites to display various messages and the hack of BadeSaba, a religious calendar app with more than 5 million downloads, which displayed messages telling users “It’s time for reckoning” and urging armed forces to give up weapons and join the people.</p> --- 2. ‘Patriots, keep protesting’: Iranian prayer app with five million users hacked by Israel, says report <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/128921323.cms" />Iran's popular prayer app, BadeSaba Calendar, broadcasted anti-regime messages urging security forces to defect amid heightened unrest and foreign strikes. Screenshots circulated before a near-total internet blackout. While Israel hasn't confirmed, reports suggest this is part of its strategy to shape behavior through precise, psychologically impactful cyber operations, turning trusted tools into vulnerabilities. --- 3. Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes <p>March 1 - A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity experts and observers.</p> --- 4. Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity experts and observers. The operations included the hacking of multiple news websites to display various messages and the hack of BadeSaba, a religious calendar app with more than 5 million downloads, which displayed […] --- 5. Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes - Reuters <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxPZDhKZzNUZU9vUi0yYldCYkFweUw5dmpUX0hOcDJlVTFpT2xnVkQzMmoxYzQxWlh0eUlfX3hnREJhX05rQlNvVWhITWVEY0g0REJwMEw4cUp1UmNpX0JXQldvd1B4WU9wMnAzdUoyV1YtWEdNOHlPa0tGdEpqMll6ekZWT1V1YUhDVFRtU1dIeFcwZEx1MnFaQ01nZUNPQllpVFE2OGd0SzJkQWgwd2ppRUdSdFVreHIt?oc=5" target="_blank">Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font> --- 6. Cyber front opens after US-Israeli strikes as hackers target Iranian apps and state services - Ynetnews <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE0yTjg2UHY5RVZ6RXdzU2R2X1hqMnJzTkFLdzcybllsN1p1UDlBeUxTYmFaLU15Mi1KZ1o0MDNTWTRzMjN0MG9EdVBtRlNub2o1S3NYWWNyemI5bGhwQ1d1dy1uS3YzdmQydUN4Qw?oc=5" target="_blank">Cyber front opens after US-Israeli strikes as hackers target Iranian apps and state services</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Ynetnews</font> --- 7. Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes, experts say - The Times of Israel <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxPN1laSWtqQkt3a2J6bzB5TU9nZVdzQUJDbnFBRWJLTTV0blgtdlpha0F5QjB0VW9zN2NpcW80YnU0SkRzdFdYeEh1M2NTVWowd3MyQmx5RlZHNlBITjJOdW16bEhKd2NPejlBdDJOa2FONXpYc1gtMmJ2ZjN0RkdvLWh0YU14bUxIeXRNbTdVdDRwcDhaNjVubTdkVFZ5NEJZVnBYWmRpb0tBY0syYjdoX0RRRDZ2cEU?oc=5" target="_blank">Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes, experts say</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">The Times of Israel</font> --- 8. Israel Launches Historic Cyberattacks Against Islamic Republic of Iran - LinkedIn <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNTXRCVkIxLXlTQi1TalpvNTVBZDg1RVQ5V1JVc2dobWtZRmtMT0N6MTJ6ZFg3ZkpPQVJpY1FlMnpZVWFabmdUdXhETGMxaVoySDNFb19MYWdFc3RvTjRndHNXamJNS0JZM2lhQUR0TFRoWjVUSHI3bnVXM0ZibVBpRTJReGhyTzdPSlRQcGE1eF80LVBp?oc=5" target="_blank">Israel Launches Historic Cyberattacks Against Islamic Republic of Iran</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">LinkedIn</font> --- 9. Israel Plunges Iran Into Darkness With Large Scale Cyberattack During Attack Against Iran - Homeland Security Today <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4gFBVV95cUxQYldURGhEUzJjbm4wMEE2TWF1SF85Q2VLd3ZhNnFYMTI2S2ktUnl6SWUxNjllc21icEowRE9acEREVEZxZWlhS250d0FkREY3dUF3ZERyTXdLNktCWnBHUHYyMndsX2FsMlU1UlBVSnBldnlDQUNJMmF2YmkyTnVhV2RlQWNyNkFCXzUyY0p1c1NzZ1JEOWR3RjVpSVVEVVl1MUtoRnRTX1pGcFlXeEo4cDJFTkpYdnZuRzJVYmxiRkdSTS1qZklwWVcxbVdzZHZtVVlnYVhtNWRjVGdqV3g3Q2RB?oc=5" target="_blank">Israel Plunges Iran Into Darkness With Large Scale Cyberattack During Attack Against Iran</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Homeland Security Today</font> --- 10. Escalating Cyber Attacks From Iran: Is Your Organization Prepared for State Sponsored Threat Groups? - Homeland Security Today <a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7gFBVV95cUxPUWttQ2lWMnYtam56akVuR1Ezc3QtdEdJR0ZRYjNCTU14ekxER0syaW9iMFBpMjM3S3BuakNLWGlSaDJpRE1lZEZQRWI3QmdWYk1GYjlfNEViVHV4R2c2c1N6a05QZEZxTTNieWh1eWdkRXFwQlp6QUJ1Tj ... (truncated)