Sweden says that Iran was behind 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.

Although Sweden's government condemned the Quran-burnings and police tried to ban them, they were allowed by the courts under freedom of expression laws. The incidents led to outrage in several Muslim-majority countries, and Sweden's embassy in Iraq was set alight by protesters.

Swedish authorities have named IRGC proxies for attacking a Swedish company, taking over its SMS service, and sending messages calling for revenge against Quran burners.

Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages urging Swedes to take revenge against Koran burners. In 2023,

Sweden authorities accused Iran of a cyberattack that sent thousands of text messages, calling for revenge over burnings of the Quran.

Iranian intelligence conducted an influence operation in Sweden. 15,000 people received SMS messages calling for revenge after incidents of Quran burning. As reported by the Swedish prosecution, the investigation might be resumed.