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Cyberattack on Russia's Emergencies Ministry App Sends Fake Nuclear Strike Warning to Users
Read this in the Market Flux appRussia's Emergencies Ministry confirmed on November 2 that its mobile application suffered a major cyberattack, which allowed hackers to push false information to users. The breach resulted in a fake nuclear strike warning being sent to app users, according to BNO News citing the ministry.
The ministry acknowledged the attack via Russian newswires including TASS, saying work to close the app's vulnerability and restore normal operations had already begun. No further technical details or attribution were provided by the state news agency.
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- FinancialjuiceRussia's emergencies ministry mobile app suffers major cyberattack: Russian newswires quote ministry
- FirstSquawkRUSSIA'S EMERGENCIES MINISTRY MOBILE APP SUFFERS MAJOR CYBERATTACK: RUSSIAN NEWSWIRES QUOTE MINISTRY
- RedboxWireRUSSIA’S EMERGENCIES MINISTRY MOBILE APP HAS BEEN HIT BY A MASSIVE CYBERATTACK THAT RESULTED IN THE SPREAD OF FAKE INFORMATION, RUSSIAN NEWSWIRES QUOTE THE MINISTRY AS SAYING
- Osint613Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry says its mobile app was hacked and a false nuclear strike warning was sent to users. - BNO News
- PiQMarketsRussia emergencies ministry app hit by cyberattack, TASS reports Russia's emergencies ministry said on November 2 that its mobile app was hit by a cyberattack that let false information reach the public, TASS reported. The ministry said work to close the app's vulnerability and restore normal operation had already begun, according to the state news agency, which gave no further details.