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Russia and Ukraine suffer cyberattacks on their emergency apps with false information about radioactive attacks

Original in Spanish: Rusia y Ucrania sufren ciberataques en sus aplicaciones de emergencias con informaciones falsas sobre ataques radiactivos

Told by 3 newspapers in 3 countries, between 03:00 and 11:00 on 2 November 2026.

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AI-generated illustration, with the label burned into the image: a laptop in a server room shows a security dashboard with an intrusion alert, a network of systems with red links and a map of attacks. It is not a photograph. — **AI-generated illustration** · illustrative scene of a cyberattack; does not show the systems attacked or an actual event · Image credits

In short

Russia and Ukraine say their emergency alert apps were hit by cyberattacks that sent false notifications.1 2 3 According to El Mundo, the false notifications referred to radioactive attacks.4

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Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

According to Chilean, Peruvian and Spanish newspapers, the emergency alert apps of Russia and Ukraine were hit by cyberattacks.1 2 33 newspapers from 3 countries
According to Peruvian and Spanish newspapers, both countries received false notifications through these apps.2 32 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo says the false notifications contained information about radioactive attacks; the Chilean and Peruvian newspapers do not mention this content.3

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The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

La Tercera · Chile · 03:26Ciberataques comprometen las aplicaciones de alertas de emergencias de Rusia y UcraniaRead at the newspaper ↗
RPP · Peru · 05:40Rusia y Ucrania denuncian ciberataques a sus apps de alerta de emergencias: ambos recibieron notificaciones falsasRead at the newspaper ↗
El Mundo · Spain · 11:55Rusia y Ucrania sufren ciberataques en sus aplicaciones de emergencias con informaciones falsas sobre ataques radiactivosRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

emergencias
ciberataques
rusia
falsas