Moscow's emergencies ministry reported that its warning application was infiltrated to broadcast fabricated alerts, while Ukraine's Air Alarm app was compromised to circulate fictitious radiation warnings. The breaches occurred right after a temporary ceasefire in the eastern Kherson region ended when Russia rejected an extension. Russian strikes subsequently triggered wide power blackouts across Ukraine, alongside a reported Ukrainian drone operation hitting a Russian refinery in Kstovo.
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Moscow refused to extend the humanitarian truce negotiated by US First Lady Melania Trump…: Moscow refused to extend the humanitarian truce negotiated by US First Lady Melania Trump for Russian-occupied Oleshky.
Russian bombardments targeting Ukrainian energy facilities caused extensive electrical ou…: Russian bombardments targeting Ukrainian energy facilities caused extensive electrical outages across the country on Sunday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to stop strikes on Russian refineries only if Ukrai…: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to stop strikes on Russian refineries only if Ukrainian infrastructure is spared or Patriot missiles are provided.
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KYIV: Russia said its emergency warnings app came under a "massive cyberattack" on Monday (Nov 2), hours after Ukraine reported a hack in an apparent exchange of blows between the foes, as their longest truce came to an end.
Moscow's emergencies ministry said hackers posted "false information" on the app, which is designed to warn the public of incoming drone attacks and other threats.
Hours earlier, Ukraine said it suspected its air raid alert system had been compromised, after baseless alerts of a radiation threat appeared on the app.
The cyber attacks came as the longest truce of the war, limited to Ukraine's eastern Kherson region, ended on Sunday after Russia refused the offer of an extension, according to Kyiv.
Moscow did not immediately say who was behind the attack on its app, while Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications SPRAVDI blamed the hack it suffered on Russia.
The rare pause in fighting, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and which began early Tuesday, had enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky as the war grinds through…
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