Zelensky Confirms Ukraine Hacked Russian Alert Systems After Nov. 1 Cyberattack
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 2
Zelensky Confirms Ukraine Hacked Russian Alert Systems After Nov. 1 Cyberattack
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Nov 2
Summary
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine breached Russian emergency alert systems on Nov. 2, calling it a direct response to Russia's hack of Ukraine's air-raid warning network a day earlier.
Late on Nov. 1, Ukraine's Air Alert app sent false warnings of nuclear, chemical and street-fighting threats nationwide; by early Nov. 2, the app said service was being gradually restored.
Hours later, Russia's own alert system pushed fake messages about nuclear warheads launched across all regions and urged people to stock food for three weeks and hide in basements.
Russia's emergency ministry said its mobile app had suffered a massive cyberattack, underscoring a widening cyber front in a war that has already hit Ukrainian banking, pension and civilian support systems.