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DC8044 is a Kyiv-based group that describes itself as an independent cybersecurity and hacking community. It claimed responsibility for compromising the mobile application operated by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, also known as EMERCOM. The group stated that it accessed the application through its API and distributed fabricated emergency notifications warning that nuclear warheads had been launched toward Russia, urging residents to stockpile food and shelter in basements. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry acknowledged that its application had been hacked, while stating that its primary public warning infrastructure remained unaffected. The ministry's acknowledgment confirmed the compromise but did not independently establish DC8044's responsibility or its claimed access method.
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