# Ukraine says hacked alert app sent false radiation warnings to residents

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ukraines-air-raid-app-is-hacked-kyiv-and-lviv-residents-get-fake-alerts-about-radiation-threats/
- Published: 2026-11-01T23:57:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T00:03:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16257343/Ukraine-air-raid-app-hacked-fake-alerts-radiation-threats.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Europe, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Ukraine confirmed its public air raid alert app was hacked.
- False radiation and other threat warnings appeared around 10.47pm.
- Kyiv’s separate alert app continued to work normally.

## Summary

New details show the false notifications appeared in quick succession on Sunday night, beginning at about 10.47pm local time: they claimed radiation, nuclear, chemical and street-fighting threats. Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed the public alert app had been hacked and said there was no radiation threat, underlining the risk of false messages from a service people rely on to find shelter from Russian air strikes.

The alerts affected Kyiv and other areas, then were followed by multiple all-clear messages. Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation said the app’s threat information did not match reality, while Kyiv authorities said the capital’s separate alert app was working normally; Ukraine’s strategic communications centre blamed Russia. The incident came as a five-day ceasefire in the Kherson region ended, after allowing a humanitarian mission to Oleshky, where about 2,000 civilians were estimated to be living.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Ukraine says hacked alert app sent false radiation warnings to residents](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16257343/Ukraine-air-raid-app-hacked-fake-alerts-radiation-threats.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [BBC World: Ukraine air raid app apparently hacked as users receive false radiation threat, Air Force says](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51kdy1ew7zvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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