Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent on the Swedish authorities accusing Iranian Intelligence of sending a hacked mass text

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Swedish authorities have accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a text messaging service last year.

In 2023, several individuals in Sweden set fire to the Quran in public, prompting outage. The events were followed by 15,000 people receiving text messages calling for “revenge against the Quran-burners".

SAPO, the country’s Security Service, says the texts were sent by the Iranian Intelligence Service, connected to the Revolutionary Guards.

Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge that although they think they know who’s behind the mass-text, authorities are unable to do anything about it as there’s no extradition treaty.

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