Ukraine and Russia both report fake emergency alerts after cyberattacks target apps as limited ceasefire ends
Also reported by France24
Summary
Ukraine and Russia said cyberattacks caused their emergency alert apps to send false warnings. Ukraine restored its app after suspending it, while Russia said it was working to restore its service; the attacks’ connection and perpetrators were unclear. Separately, Russian drone attacks were reported in Kherson after a localized ceasefire ended, injuring two people.Key Facts
- Users in Ukraine received false alerts claiming there were high radiation levels, a chemical threat, public disturbances, and an imminent nuclear threat.
- Ukraine said its emergency alert app was back in operation after it was suspended because of the cyberattack.
- Ukraine’s air force said the attack did not affect security or defense operations because the app is separate from military command systems.
- Russia said hackers used its Emergency Situations Ministry app to send a false alert in 33 of the country’s 89 regions.
- Russia said it had identified the digital vulnerability and was taking steps to prevent another breach; it did not identify the attackers.
- The attacks’ relationship to each other was unclear, and a claim by a hacking group to have attacked Ukraine’s system could not be independently verified.
- A localized ceasefire in the Kherson region ended at midnight Monday after beginning on Oct. 27 as part of an aid and evacuation mission in Oleshky.
- Kherson’s regional administration said Russian drone attacks injured a 62-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, who were hospitalized.
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