Ukraine and Russia say emergency air-raid warning systems hit by cyber-hacks – Europe live
Residents in Ukraine received messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv, while Russian officials said hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the mobile app for Russia’s Emergency Ministry.
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- In Ukraine, the app started to send out alarming fake messages late on Sunday night Another hacking threat has appeared to resurface again: Supermarket operators across Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg are reporting that the temperatures in their freezers were raised overnight, leading to huge quantities of spoiled food and other damage.
Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia said that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday.
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