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Technology · 7 hours ago

Ukraine's air raid app issued false nuclear alerts after cyberattack

Ukraine's air raid app issued false nuclear alerts after cyberattack

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Ukraine's air force said the app had been hit by "enemy influence" and urged people to stay calm, insisting there was no radiation threat. Russia's emergencies ministry said both countries' warning systems had been hit by cyberattacks, but insisted its own public alert system was "operating as normal". Meanwhile, Ukraine struck a Russian missile plant in the Rostov region.

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