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Ukraine and Russia hit by fake emergency alerts
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Ukraine reported late on Sunday that an air alert app had been compromised - with citizens receiving several false notifications about chemical and radiological threats. A few hours later, the authorities in Russia said a similar app had been hacked after fake messages appeared about nuclear warheads being launched towards the country. The apparent cyberattack came on the same day the humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky officially ended. Also: Monday is the last day of campaigning before the US midterm elections - we speak to voters in a key state. In Florida, investigators are...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. Hi, I'm Charlotte Gallagher and at 1500 hours GMT on Monday the 2nd of November, these are
our main stories. Both Ukraine and Russia say their emergency alert systems have been hacked, with citizens receiving false warnings about imminent nuclear attacks. We hear from Kiev.
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