According to Tass, on November 2 local time, regarding the large-scale cyber attack on the mobile application of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Peskov stated that electronic resources of all departments in Russia continue to face such threats.
"Russian president's website is regularly subjected to multiple cyber attacks daily, and other departments are also experiencing similar incidents." Peshkov said.
He added, “With the continuous development of technologies including artificial intelligence, the threat of cyber attacks is increasing. This requires us, and all departments, to take appropriate measures to improve the efficiency of protecting digital resources.”
In the early hours of that day, false information regarding a so-called “nuclear warhead launch” appeared on channels in multiple regions by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. In these messages, unidentified individuals called on residents to stockpile food and take shelter in basements. The related messages were quickly removed.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry stated in a statement, "The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry App was targeted by a massive cyberattack, allowing criminals to successfully send false information to the public."
On the same day, the Ukrainian Air Force also stated that on the evening of November 1st, the Ukrainian air strike warning system was hacked. Alarms were sounded across the country, and citizens received false warnings, which served as alerts for nuclear threats, chemical threats, and street fighting.
A false information message released by the Uku Air Raid Warning App indicates that Russian ‘Spis’ hypersonic missiles have been deployed.
