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1. 6 Nov 3 4:14 AM

   Ukraine reiterates retaliation claim as both apps are restored

   Ukrainian officials, including Zelensky, further confirmed to domestic outlets that Kyiv's cyber response targeted Russia's air-raid alert system, as both countries' apps returned to normal operation and coverage recapped the overnight incident.

   1. 1 outlet Zelensky confirms Ukrainian hackers breached Russia’s emergency alert app in retaliation for earlier attack on Ukraine’s warning system

      first by Meduza EN, 5d ago

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian hackers carried out a cyberattack on a mobile app Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry uses to send alerts about threats. https:// meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/z…

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     Musk definitely is assisting the Russians directly now after the midterms. He wants revenge.

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     RTÉ News Cyberattacks hit Russia, Ukraine emergency warning apps Read more here! https://www. rte.ie/news/ukraine/2026/1102/ 1597579-ukraine-russia/ Cyberattacks hit Russia, Ukraine emergency warning apps Russia and Ukraine have both said their emergency warning apps have been hit by apparent cyberattacks.

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2. 5 Nov 2 5:28 PM

   Security expert says hacks aim to erode public trust

   UCL security scholar Melanie Garson told France 24 that this type of attack on emergency systems is designed to undermine public confidence in government institutions, with much still unclear about attribution.

   “are designed to undermine …”

   • ▶Al Jazeera English
     Fake nuclear alert sent to Ukrainians in suspected cyberattack video · YouTube · 5d ago
   1. 1 outlet Emergency alerts hacking 'designed to undermine trust in government', expert says

      first by France 24 EN, 5d ago

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     apnews.com/article/russ... Of course he did. This is what Putin the war criminal does. Down with Putin.🇺🇦🇺🇸

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     ⚡ NEWS Cyber Attacks on Emergency Alert Systems in Russia and Ukraine Emergency alert systems in Russia and Ukraine were compromised by cyber attacks resulting in fake nuclear strike warnings. The incidents, aimed at undermining government trust, have been contained but the perpetrators remain unidentified. 📰 https://www…

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     The book Nuclear war by Annie Jacobsen puts into perspective how screwed we all are if something like that happens. It would take approx 2 hours from the first missile launch warning to world annihilation.

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3. 4 Nov 2 1:06 PM

   Zelensky confirms Ukraine hacked Russia's alert system in retaliation

   In a PBS News interview, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine struck Russia's emergency alert app after concluding Russia's earlier hack was a deliberate attack on Ukrainian civilians.

   “We only respond on their attacks…”

   • ▶BBC News
     Ukraine and Russia’s emergency alert apps just got hacked - what we know so far | BBC News video · YouTube · 5d ago
   • ▶DW News
     Ukrainian emergency app sends false attack warnings after hack | DW News video · YouTube · 5d ago
   1. 25 outlets Kyiv resident describes shock at false ‘radiation’ alerts as Ukraine and Russia say emergency apps hacked

      first by BBC, 6d ago · also Forbes, Agence France-Presse, Arab News, Free Press Journal, The Cyber Express, The Sun +18

      15 more headlines

      • Ukraine And Russia Nuclear And Chemical Attack Emergency Alerts Hacked Forbes · 6d ago
      • Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by apparent cyber-attacks BBC · 6d ago
      • Cyberattacks trigger false emergency alerts in Ukraine and Russia Agence France-Presse · 6d ago
      • Ukraine, Russia Report Cyberattacks On Emergency Alert Systems As Fake Chemical & Radiation Threat Warnings Trigger Public Alarm Free Press Journal · 6d ago
      • Russia and Ukraine Emergency Apps Hacked With Fake Threat Alerts The Cyber Express · 6d ago
      • Millions in Ukraine & Russia warned of ‘imminent’ NUCLEAR strike after emergency apps ‘hijacked in massive cyber attack’ The Sun · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia both report cyberattacks on emergency apps Associated Press · 6d ago
      • Cyberattacks Hit Ukraine’s and Russia’s Emergency Alert Apps WSJ · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia both report fake emergency alerts after cyberattacks target apps as limited ceasefire ends PBS NewsHour · 6d ago
      • Nuclear threats and street brawls: Russia, Ukraine report attacks on their emergency alert apps The Register · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia report fake emergency alerts after cyberattacks target apps France 24 EN · 6d ago
      • Fake nuclear warnings in Ukraine as Moscow, Kyiv report separate cyberattacks on emergency apps CNBC · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia Report Fake Emergency Alerts after Cyberattack Targets Apps Associated Press · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia both hit by cyberattacks on emergency apps France 24 · 6d ago
      • Cyberattacks hit Russia and Ukraine after truce ends The Japan Times · 6d ago

   2. 4 outlets first by PBS, 5d ago · also Kyiv Independent, Yahoo, PBS NewsHour · read ↗

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     Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine hacked-back after Russia's targeted its emergency alert system by targeting Russia's. In both hacks, each country's alerts warned of nuclear attacks. https://www. pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-z elenskyy-confirms-ukraine-hacked-back-after-russias-cyberattack-of-its-emergency-alert-system

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     🚨 BREAKING: Hackers just sent fake NUCLEAR STRIKE warnings through emergency alert apps in Russia AND Ukraine, hours apart. This is what Covid looked like in week 1. A few alerts. A few headlines. Nobody called it a crisis. Why this is a big deal: the app people trust to tell them when to run to...

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     Next you'll tell me there are sanctuary cities amd some reasonable paralells to the bell riots

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4. 3 Nov 1 8:40 PM

   Attacks coincide with collapse of Kherson truce

   The dueling hacks occurred as the war's longest limited ceasefire, covering Ukraine's eastern Kherson region, expired after Russia refused an extension; both governments traded public blame.

   • ▶BBC News
     Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps hit by cyber-attacks | BBC News video · YouTube · 6d ago
   1. 12 outlets Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of hacking emergency alert apps

      first by Mastodon, 6d ago · also The Canberra Times, Times of India, Deutsche Welle EN, Hindustan Times, Anadolu Agency, Bloomberg +5

      12 more headlines

      • Ukraine, Russia report hacking attacks on emergency alert apps after Oleshky truce ends DW.com · 6d ago
      • Fake emergency alerts after Ukraine, Russia apps hacked The Canberra Times · 6d ago
      • Nuclear scare, fake radiation warnings: Cyberattacks hit Russia, Ukraine alert systems Times of India · 6d ago
      • Ukraine, Russia report hacking attacks on emergency alert apps Deutsche Welle EN · 6d ago
      • Fake nuclear, chemical threat alerts flash as Russia, Ukraine report cyberattacks on emergency apps Hindustan Times · 6d ago
      • Russia, Ukraine report cyberattacks on emergency alert apps Anadolu Agency · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia Report Cyberattacks on Emergency Alert Apps Bloomberg Tech · 6d ago
      • Emergency alert apps hacked in Russia and Ukraine, sending false warnings of nuclear threats Meduza EN · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia Hit By Hoax Nuclear Threat Alerts After Cyberattacks Newsweek · 6d ago
      • Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by apparent cyber-attacks - follow live Mastodon · 6d ago
      • Newshour | Russia and Ukraine hit by fake attack alerts BBC · 6d ago
      • Cyberattacks hit alert systems of Russia, Ukraine a day after ceasefire ends Deccan Herald · 6d ago
   2. 6 outlets Cyber attacks hit Russia, Ukraine after truce ends

      first by Channel News Asia, 6d ago · also Guardian, Euronews, RTE News, Japan Times, The Hindu

      5 more headlines

      • Ukraine and Russia say emergency air-raid warning systems hit by cyber-hacks The Guardian · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia say air raid alert apps hit by cyberattacks after truce ends Euronews.com · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia say air raid alert apps hit by cyberattacks Mastodon · 6d ago
      • Cyberattacks hit Russia, Ukraine emergency warning apps RTE News · 6d ago
      • Ukraine and Russia say emergency air-raid warning systems hit by cyber-hacks – Europe live Guardian · 6d ago
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     Ukraine's air raid alert system was hacked. https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraines-a ir-raid-alert-system-hacked-air-force-says-as-false-nuclear-chemical-warnings-sound/

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     🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine and Russia were hit by fake nuclear threat alerts just hours apart. It started in Ukraine, where the country's air raid warning app suddenly told people in Kyiv that radiation had been detected. But that wasn't all. More alerts followed, warning of a chemical

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     But he who writes the history books, tells you about nukes in Cuba, but fails to mention nukes in Turkey came first. Russians really like to say "the nukes in Turkey came first" as if the nukes with which Russia threatened Bonn, Rome, Paris, London didn't come first, don't matter, and shouldn't have influenced the foreign policy of the allies at…

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5. 2 Nov 1 8:00 PM

   Russia's emergency alert app also hacked, sends fake warnings

   The Russian Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief confirmed its mobile app suffered a 'massive cyberattack' leading to false notifications; Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov downplayed the breach as routine.

   “The website of the president of the Russian Federation is subjected to cyberattacks many times a day, every day. The same goes for other government agencies…”

   1. 5 outlets Hacked emergency alert apps spread fear in Ukraine and Russia

      first by Bangkok Post, 5d ago · also PennLive, MassLive, The Oregonian, Yahoo

      2 more headlines

      • Ukraine and Russia say emergency alert apps hit by cyber-attacks - follow live Mastodon · 5d ago
      • Both Russia and Ukraine had their alert apps hacked on the same night PennLive · 5d ago
   2. 1 outlet Global News Podcast | Ukraine and Russia hit by fake emergency alerts

      first by BBC, 5d ago

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6. 1 Nov 1 6:00 PM

   Ukraine's air raid alert app hacked with fake nuclear warnings

   Ukraine's Air Force said the Air Alert app was compromised, triggering sirens nationwide and sending false alerts of nuclear, chemical and street-fighting threats; the app's developers disabled push notifications and suspended the service.

   “Hi! A nuclear alert is about to go off all across Ukraine! Don't worry, the Oreshnik is on its way…”

   1. 13 outlets first by Seoul Economic Daily, 6d ago · also Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Straits Times, Arab News, The Times of Israel, RedState +6 · read ↗

   2. 13 outlets first by CNN, 6d ago · also Yahoo News Canada, Business Insider, NY Post, New York Post, ZeroHedge, The Record +6 · read ↗

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     BREAKING: Ukraine's air raid alert app is reportedly hacked, sending false warnings of radiation, nuclear, & chemical attacks across the country.

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     Russians hacked an air raid alert app and threatened a nuclear strike. Ukrainians are most annoyed it wasn’t in Ukrainian.

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     # Ukraine air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound. Ukraine's air raid alert system was hacked late Nov. 1, the Air Force said, as sirens sounded across the country and people received false alerts warning of nuclear, chemical, and street fighting threats. https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraines-a…

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