Ukraine and Russia hit by fake emergency alerts artwork
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Ukraine and Russia hit by fake emergency alerts

Nov 2, 2026 · 27 min

Ukraine reported late on Sunday that an air alert app had been compromised - with citizens receiving several false notifications about chemical and radiological threats. A few hours later, the authorities in Russia said a similar app had been hacked after fake messages appeared about nuclear warheads being launched towards the country. The apparent cyberattack came on the same day the humanitarian…