According to a report by TASS on November 2, the Information Center of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry stated that a large-scale cyberattack affected the ministry's mobile application, which is responsible for distributing false information about so-called threats to the public.
The Russian Emergency Services Department stated in its statement, "The Russian Emergency Services Department App was subjected to a massive cyberattack, allowing criminals to successfully send false information to the public."
It is reported that the fixing work for this app has already begun.
According to a report by the Vladimir News Agency on November 2nd, in the early hours of that day, a series of channels of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, including the Vladimir State Channel, reported information about the launch of so-called nuclear warheads.
Tula News also reported that false information about the launch of nuclear warheads appeared on channels in that region.
On November 2, the publication "Arguments and Facts - Khabarovsk" reported that there were rumors that false information involving nuclear threats appeared on channels such as the Russian Emergency Situations Department. In these messages, unidentified individuals urged residents to stockpile food and take shelter in basements. The related messages were quickly removed.
According to the Kiev Independent and Reuters reports, the Ukrainian Air Force stated that on the evening of November 1st, the Ukrainian air raid alert system was hacked. Alarms were sounded across the country, and citizens received false alerts warning of nuclear threats, chemical threats, and street battles. An error message published by the Ukrainian air raid alert app indicated that Russian 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missiles had been deployed.
