{
  "id": 17833488,
  "title": "WATCH: Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked back after Russia's cyberattack of its emergency alert system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/watch-zelenskyy-confirms-ukraine-hacked-back-after-russias",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:06:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-zelenskyy-confirms-ukraine-hacked-back-after-russias-cyberattack-of-its-emergency-alert-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed in a PBS News interview with Amna Nawaz that his nation retaliated against Russia's alleged cyberattack on Ukraine's emergency alert system. Zelenskyy stated, \"We only respond on their attacks,\" emphasizing that the response came after it was evident that Russia was directly attacking Ukrainian civilians. The cyberattack led to the dissemination of false emergency alerts regarding an imminent nuclear threat through Ukraine's mobile alert apps. Ukraine's authorities reported that users were tricked into believing a nuclear threat was imminent. The alert system was temporarily suspended during the incident but has since been restored and functioning normally. Zelenskyy directly attributed the incident to Russia, saying, \"It was a cyber attack.\" Russian authorities later confirmed the attack, stating that hackers had gained access to Ukraine's emergency mobile app and disseminated false alerts.",
  "summary": "Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in an interview with PBS News' Amna Nawaz that his country hacked Russia's emergency alert system after Russia seemingly attacked Ukraine's alert system overnight.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Fake alerts warn of nuclear attack after Ukraine and Russian systems hacked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fake-alerts-warn-of-nuclear-attack-after-ukraine-and-russian-systems",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:30:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Ukraine’s Air Alert app was warn of radiation, chemicals, and street fighting in Kyiv. None of it was real",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ukraines-air-alert-app-was-warn-of-radiation-chemicals-and-street",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:53:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Ukraine, Russia emergency alert apps hit by cyberattacks; fake nuclear radiation alerts sent to users — What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ukraine-russia-emergency-alert-apps-hit-by-cyberattacks-fake-nuclear",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:12:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Kyiv air raid app hacked, sends false radiation alerts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/kyiv-air-raid-app-hacked-sends-false-radiation-alerts",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:06:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian hackers target Ukraine’s Air Alert app, but defense operations unaffected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russian-hackers-target-ukraines-air-alert-app-but-defense-operations",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/what-we-know-about-the-alert-app-hack-in-ukraine-and-russia",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:24:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Fake nuclear threat alerts sent to mobile phones in Ukraine as hackers access emergency alert systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fake-nuclear-threat-alerts-sent-to-mobile-phones-in-ukraine-as",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:35:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}