Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked Russian warning system in retaliation
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukraine carried out a retaliatory cyberattack following a Russian cyberattack on the emergency warning system.
Source: PBS News, citing an interview with Zelenskyy
Details: Zelenskyy said that this cyberattack was a response to Russia hacking the Ukrainian emergency warning system, which alerts residents to immediate threats.
"They attacked our system," he said. "It was a cyberattack."
The operation of the warning system was temporarily halted, but it is currently working again.
"When it was very clear … that it's their personal attack against our people, civilians," Zelenskyy said. "Of course, we responded."
On 2 November, Russian authorities said that hackers gained access to their emergency mobile app and sent out fake warnings.
Background:
- On the evening of 1 November, the official Air Alarm app appeared to be hacked, with notifications warning of radiation and chemical hazards.
- On the night of 1-2 November, unknown hackers hacked Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations' mobile app, which is used to alert the public to air raids, and issued a false warning regarding a nuclear threat.
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