Prayer App Used by Millions Hacked to Broadcast Defection Messages Amid U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

A widely used Iranian prayer-timing app, BadeSaba Calendar (5M+ downloads), was compromised to send timed anti-government push notifications telling military personnel to surrender; the operation aligned with U.S./Israeli military strikes, coincided with a nationwide internet blackout (traffic down to 4% per NetBlocks/ArvanCloud), and included attacks on state-affiliated news sites, indicating a highly sophisticated, likely nation-state campaign.