Ukraine’s air raid alert app was apparently hacked on Sunday and for a short time said the capital Kyiv was subject to a radiation risk, the Ukrainian Air Force has said.
The Air Force message on Telegram learn: “The Air Alarm application has probably been subjected to hostile interference. There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel.”
The Ukrainian Central Intelligence Agency said on Telegram that there had been a failure in the app, and urged people to use other sources of data to make clear the state of affairs regarding the risk of air strikes.
The messages, in Ukrainian, began at roughly 22:47 (20:47 GMT), with the first studying: “Radiation threat. Radiation threat declared in Kyiv.”
The next alert, written in Russian, came at 22:48, which learn: “Hi! There will be a nuclear alert across Ukraine. Don’t worry, it’s Oreshnik flying”.
A 3rd alert, at 22:49, again in Ukrainian, said “Chemical threat. There is a threat of a chemical attack on Kyiv. Don’t go outside.”
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