What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia
Summary
Ukraine’s emergency alert app sent false warnings about air raids, radiological danger, a chemical attack and street fighting in Kyiv on Sunday evening. Russia later reported false alerts from its equivalent app, and both countries said their systems had been hacked; who was responsible and whether the incidents were linked remain unclear.Key Facts
- Ukraine’s emergency alert app issued a nationwide air raid warning on Sunday evening.
- The app also warned of a radiological threat, a chemical attack and street fighting in Kyiv.
- The warnings in Ukraine turned out to be false.
- A few hours later, Russia said its equivalent app had issued false alerts.
- Ukraine and Russia both said their alert systems had been hacked.
- It remains unclear who was responsible or whether the incidents were connected.
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