Key facts
- Russia's emergencies ministry said its mobile app was hit by a cyberattack, TASS reported.
- The ministry said the attack let false information reach the public.
- The ministry said work to fix the app's vulnerability and restore normal operation had begun.
Russia's emergencies ministry said its mobile app was hit by a cyberattack that let false information reach the public, state news agency TASS reported early on November 2, citing the ministry.
The ministry said work to close the app's vulnerability and restore normal operation had already begun, according to the statement carried by TASS. The news agency gave no further details on the number of users affected or who was behind the attack.
The report did not say what the false messages contained or which regions received them.