Hackers breach Russian EMERCOM app and spread fake alert about nuclear warhead launch

Hackers breach Russian EMERCOM app and spread fake alert about nuclear warhead launch
Hackers breach Russian EMERCOM app and spread fake alert about nuclear warhead launch

On the night of 1 November 2026, a cyberattack was recorded in Russia on the official mobile application of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Hackers gained access to the system and began sending mass alarming messages to users.

Content of the fake alert

Residents of Russian regions received a text urging them to stockpile food for three weeks and hide in basements. The notification stated that nuclear warheads on P1-SUN carriers had been launched across the entire territory of the country. The senders threatened death otherwise.

"Загроза двіжухи! Не хвилюйтеся! По всіх регіонах Росії (болота) були запущені ядерні боєголовки на носіях P1-SUN! Терміново запасіться їжею на 3 тижні та ховайтеся у свій *баний підвал, інакше вам розірве туза" (The threat of a second wave! Don't worry! Nuclear warheads on P1-SUN carriers have been launched in all regions of Russia (swamps)! Urgently stockpile food for 3 weeks and hide in your damn basement, otherwise you will be blown to smithereens), – it said in the notifications received by Russians that night.

Geography of distribution

According to available data, similar messages were received by residents of at least four administrative units. The list includes Belgorod, Oryol, Voronezh, and Rostov Oblasts. Local users began complaining about receiving such alarming calls.

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