Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,02 Nov 2026,49 mins

Russia and Ukraine hit by fake attack alerts

Newshour

Available for 29 days

Kyiv and Moscow have both said air alert apps were hacked on Sunday night after fake messages warning of attacks, including nuclear, were sent to users. A few hours later, Russian authorities said a similar app was hacked after fake alerts, some of which contained foul language, were triggered. Also in the programme: it's the last day of campaigning ahead of the midterm elections in the United States; and the man who has spent 28 years walking around the world finally returns home to see his mum. (Photo: A Ukrainian government agency published translated versions of some of the fake alerts. Credit: SPRAVDI)

Programme Website
More episodes