Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app
Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat.
Key points
- Residents in Kyiv also warned of chemical attack and street-to-street fighting in false message sent by unknown party Europe live – latest updates Unknown hackers have targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike.
- Ukraine and Russia have both reported cyberattacks targeting applications used to send emergency alerts to the public.
- Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said Ukraine will stop refinery strikes if the US sends Patriot missiles.
Moscow said that hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s mobile app, and that efforts were ongoing to restore the app's functionality.
Russia and Ukraine both report cyberattacks on their alerting systems, as strikes continue across the countries.
Additional details
- The app reported a high possibility of nuclear radiation late on Sunday.
- It also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital and street-to-street fighting.
- The messages were written in English with spelling mistakes, as well as in Ukrainian.
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