Russian and Ukrainian hackers hijack emergency apps to spread fake nuclear attack warnings
Hackers compromised Ukraine's Air Alert app spreading fake nuclear and radiation warnings; similar hack claimed on Russia's EMERCOM app.
Late on Sunday, Kyiv residents received fake nuclear attack warnings via the Air Alert app, which was compromised. Hackers from Hitcore Corp claimed responsibility. Developers disabled notifications but restored service. Simultaneously, DC8044 claimed a hack on Russia's EMERCOM app, spreading false warnings.
Unconfirmed: Specific attribution to named hacking groups unconfirmed
- App had 6.6 million active users
- Hackers urged to stockpile food
- Developers implementing additional security measures
Impact: Fake nuclear and radiation alerts to millions of users
- 1.Do not open suspicious links from notifications
- 2.Implement additional security measures
- Vendors
- Ajax Systems
- Products
- Air Alert app
- Threat actors
- Hitcore CorpDC8044
- Victims
- Kyiv residents
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3 min read at therecord.mediaA popular Ukrainian air raid alert system was hacked over the weekend, prompting a cyber group to breach a similar Russian system in retaliation.
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