Russian war of aggression: Radioactive radiation? Ukrainian emergency warnings hacked
False mobile phone messages in the middle of a war: An emergency app in Ukraine appears to have been hacked. Many people in the country attacked by Russia are likely to have been frightened for nothing.
The Ukrainian air force has reported that a emergency alert app, Air Alert, which sends warnings of air raids and other threats to smartphones, has been hacked. False alerts were sent out, including a warning of radioactive radiation in the capital Kyiv, and also warnings of chemical attacks. The authorities have assured citizens that there is no real danger and have advised them not to click on links in the app.
The hacking may have been done by an enemy, the air force said on Telegram. The false alerts caused some regions to sound warning sirens.
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