Ukraine and Russia report fake emergency alerts after cyberattacks target apps
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
- 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.
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