Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app
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Unknown hackers have targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike.
The app reported a high possibility of nuclear radiation late on Sunday.
It also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital and street-to-street fighting.
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Unknown hackers have targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike.
The app reported a high possibility of nuclear radiation late on Sunday.
It also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital and street-to-street fighting.