Hacked alert apps send Ukrainians, Russians fake attack warnings
Ukrainian and Russian emergency alert apps were hacked just hours apart, sending civilians false warnings of chemical and nuclear attacks.
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Aidan Stretch is a CBS News international reporter based in Kyiv, Ukraine, focused on covering Russia's invasion, humanitarian issues and diplomacy.
Before joining CBS News, Aidan worked as a freelance journalist in Ukraine, reporting from Kyiv and the country's eastern Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. He previously wrote for The Free Press, Atlantic Council and the Kyiv Independent. Aidan graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Yale University with a B.A. in history.
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