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Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli Strikes

  • Ruchi Kumar--Wired
  • published date: 2026-02-28 15:58:09 UTC

As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way,” promising amnesty if they surrender.

Residents across Tehran and other Iranian cities were jolted awake by sounds of loud explosions in the early hours of Saturday morning, as Israel and the US launched joint attacks on Iran. The attac… [+3911 chars]