Ukraine’s air-raid alert app reportedly hacked and displayed false alerts
Conflict · First reported 1 Nov, 22:38 · Updated 23:07
Ukraine’s Air Force said the public air-raid alert app had been hacked. One report says the app briefly showed Kyiv and other areas under a nuclear alert; another places the announcement shortly after a localized truce ended in Kherson.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said the public air-raid alert app had been hacked and sent erroneous alerts.
- For a short time, the app showed Kyiv and other areas subject to a nuclear alert.
- Le Monde reported that the announcement came minutes after a localized ceasefire in Kherson ended; it described that truce as the war’s longest.
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- Reported action
- Ukraine’s Air Force said the public air-raid alert app had been hacked.
- Erroneous display
- For a short time, Kyiv and other areas appeared subject to a nuclear alert.
- Statement timing
- The Air Force statement was made late Sunday, according to the Nov. 1 report.
- Truce context
- The announcement came minutes after a localized ceasefire in Kherson ended.
- Ceasefire duration
- The report says the ceasefire began Tuesday, October 26, and was the war’s longest.
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