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Russian emergencies ministry’s mobile app hit by cyberattack, TASS says

By Thomson Reuters Nov 1, 2026 | 6:39 PM

Nov 2 (Reuters) – The mobile app ​of Russia’s ‌emergencies ministry was hit by ‌a ​massive ⁠cyberattack that resulted ⁠in the spread of false information ​to the ⁠public, ⁠state news ​agency TASS ​quoted the ministry as ‌saying early on Monday.

The ⁠ministry was working to restore ⁠the app, ‌TASS ⁠said, ​without ‌providing additional ​details.

(Reporting by ⁠Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Thomas ​Derpinghaus)