Threat Pulse 62High
Fake nuclear and radiation alerts pushed through hacked emergency alert apps in Ukraine, then Russia
Severity 7ResolvedconfirmedGovernment

Late Nov 1, Ukraine's public Air Alert app was hacked and sent false warnings (radiation in Kyiv, chemical attack, an incoming Oreshnik missile); Ukraine's Air Force confirmed the hack and the app was suspended, then resumed with no data leak, per Suspilne. Hours later Russia reported a cyberattack on its own emergency alert app that sent a false nuclear-strike warning.

· 3 days ago · news.web.nhk
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@nhk_newsverifiedNov 2, 01:45 UTC

ウクライナ 警報アプリがサイバー攻撃被害か 偽の「核警報」も #nhk_news

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@DarkWebInformerverifiedNov 2, 03:06 UTC

🚨 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by cyberattacks

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@PolymarketverifiedNov 2, 01:39 UTC

BREAKING: Russia's emergency alert app has now been hacked to warn of an incoming nuclear strike, hours after Ukrainians received similar fake alerts.

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@Maks_NAFO_FELLAverifiedNov 2, 15:17 UTC

❗️The Air Alert application has resumed work after a cyberattack: no data leak occurred,, Suspilne with reference to the application’s press service

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