Ukraine and Russia report cyberattacks on their emergency alert apps, Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked back

Summary

Official alert apps in Ukraine and Russia sent out false nuclear-threat warnings to millions of users on Sunday 1 November, as both sides said their systems were compromised, Business Insider reported, NBC News writing that Ukrainians received a wave of messages warning of nuclear danger, radiation threat and street combat, and CBS News that the two countries' apps were hacked just hours apart. Authorities in Ukraine and Russia have reported cyberattacks on their emergency alert apps, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Monday 2 November, Bloomberg writing that the two countries said they faced cyberattacks on emergency and air raid alert systems, and the LA Times reported that Russian authorities said hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's mobile app. PBS NewsHour reported that it was not clear if the attacks on Russia and Ukraine late Sunday were related, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy then confirmed in an interview with PBS News that Ukraine hacked Russia's emergency alert system after Russia seemingly attacked Ukraine's alert system overnight.

Latest: Ukrainian and Russian emergency alert apps were hacked just hours apart on Sunday night, sending false warnings of nuclear and chemical attacks, CBS News, NBC News and Business Insider reported, the two countries reporting cyberattacks on their alert apps, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and Bloomberg, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in an interview with PBS News that Ukraine hacked Russia's emergency alert system after Russia seemingly attacked Ukraine's alert system overnight.

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