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Fake 'nuclear bomb' alert on TV and radio scares Russians
Fake ‘nuclear bomb’ alert on TV and radio scares Russians
Hackers took over Russian state media on Thursday to tell listeners to rush to nuclear bomb shelters and take anti-radiation pills.
Radio and television broadcasts in Moscow and the western Sverdlovsk area were interrupted with a phony warning of a missile strike on the country.
The Kremlin blamed the false alarm, which told listeners to take potassium iodine, put on gas masks and seek shelter, on a cyber attack.
"Urgent message. There was a strike,” a Russian voice boomed, while television viewers were presented with a map of Russia being covered in red.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fake-nuclear-bomb-alert-russia-television-b2298070.html
Hackers took over Russian state media on Thursday to tell listeners to rush to nuclear bomb shelters and take anti-radiation pills.
Radio and television broadcasts in Moscow and the western Sverdlovsk area were interrupted with a phony warning of a missile strike on the country.
The Kremlin blamed the false alarm, which told listeners to take potassium iodine, put on gas masks and seek shelter, on a cyber attack.
"Urgent message. There was a strike,” a Russian voice boomed, while television viewers were presented with a map of Russia being covered in red.
Nothing alarming at all
Russian State Media needs to beef up their cyber security
