Nuclear radiation in Russia, Ukraine? No, just hacked warning alerts
Summary
Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert apps were hacked after users received false warnings about nuclear, chemical and drone attacks. Ukraine blamed Russia for the alerts in its app, while Russia reported a cyberattack on its own warning system but did not identify a suspect.Key Facts
- Ukraine’s Air Force said its Air Alert app sent false warnings about nuclear and chemical threats near Kyiv, street fighting and a Russian missile launch.
- Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications blamed Russia, citing the use of Russian in one fake message.
- Ukraine said a separate emergency alert app for Kyiv was working normally.
- Russia’s Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said its warning app faced a massive cyberattack and sent false alerts about imminent drone attacks.
- Media reports said fake messages in Russia urged people to hide and stock up on food, and claimed Ukrainian drones carrying nuclear warheads had been launched.
- The false alerts began as a six-day local ceasefire in Russian-occupied Kherson ended on Sunday.
- The article says this appears to be the first hacking of the countries’ official alert apps, though cyberattacks have featured in the conflict before.
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