The Guardian
Hackers send Kyiv false nuclear warning through Ukraine’s emergency app
Unidentified hackers used Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert app to deliver false warnings to Kyiv residents. The alerts claimed a nuclear strike was imminent and nuclear radiation was highly likely, while also falsely warning of a chemical threat and street fighting. The messages were written in Ukrainian and English, with spelling errors in the English text.
What to know
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The false warnings covered a nuclear strike, nuclear radiation, a chemical threat and street fighting.
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The hackers were unidentified; the messages used Ukrainian and English, with spelling errors in the English text.
Why it matters
The incident concerns the reliability of public emergency information, as false warnings reached Kyiv residents through a nationwide alert app.
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