Fake nuclear attack alerts hit millions of Ukrainians and Russians on the same day
Source: Business Insider ·
Official alert apps in Ukraine and Russia falsely warned of nuclear attacks by the Oreshnik missile and Ukrainian P1-Sun quadcopter drones at night.
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Ukrainians, such as those sheltering here in August, rely on air raid alert apps to warn of incoming drone and missile attacks.Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty ImagesUkrainians and Russians both received nuclear attack scares on their official alert apps.The false alerts warned of nuclear attacks via Russia's Oreshnik missile and small Ukrainian drones.Both sides said their systems were breached by cyberattacks.Official alert apps in Ukraine and Russia sent out false nuclear-threat warnings to millions of users on Sunday, as both sides said their systems were compromised.Ukraine's air raid alert app is used by 6.7 million people, according to its digital transformation ministry and the app's developer, Ajax Systems.Ukraine was hit first by the fake alerts, with its air raid warning app sending out messages in Ukrainian just before midnight of a "radiation threat in Kyiv."A follow-up message, written in Russian, said: "There will be a nuclear alert across Ukraine. Don't worry, it's…
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