Hackers attack Ukrainian and Russian emergency apps – level 1

Hackers attack Ukrainian and Russian emergency apps

06-11-2026 07:00

Hackers attack emergency phone apps in Ukraine and Russia. People get scary fake messages on their phones about a nuclear attack, bad air, and street fights.

Officials in Kyiv tell people not to worry. They say that the messages are fake. A short time later, people in Russia also get strange fake messages.

Millions of people use these apps every day to stay safe. Experts say that hackers do this to scare people, make life hard, and stop people from trusting official safety news. It is a new way for both sides to fight online.

Difficult words: nuclear attack (an attack by a nuclear rocket), strange (unusual, hard to understand), scare (to make someone worry or be afraid).

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Why do experts say hackers send fake emergency alerts to people in Ukraine and Russia?

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