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- False emergency alerts spread after cyberattacks on Ukraine and Russia apps
- FBI blames North Korean hackers for record Binance theft
- Uganda begins withdrawal of troops from Somalia
- Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula One’s youngest world champion
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- RechercheUkraine’s air-alert app sent false warnings to users, including nuclear and chemical threats, high radiation and possible street fighting in Kyiv; authorities temporarily suspended it, then said it was working again.
- RechercheUkraine said its app was restored overnight. Ukraine’s air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said the breach did not affect security or defence operations because the app is separate from military command systems.
- RechercheRussia’s Emergency Ministry said hackers accessed its app and sent false alerts; it said the wider alert system was unaffected and the app’s full functionality would be restored by day’s end.
- RechercheWho carried out the attacks or whether the incidents were connected was unclear. A Ukrainian strategic communications centre blamed Russia, but the report does not establish that claim.
- RechercheOn Thursday, $6.3 billion in bitcoin and other digital currency was stolen from Binance; the article calls it the biggest crypto heist in history.
- RechercheBinance suspended withdrawals after the hack and said Sunday it had resumed them in phases, with the first phase covering 15 cryptocurrencies.
- RechercheThe article says Ugandan forces helped drive al-Shabab from Mogadishu and several major towns, while the group has retaken territory and controls significant areas in central and southern Somalia.
- Al JazeeraKimi Antonelli becomes Formula One’s youngest world champion in Mexico City | Motorsports | Al Jazeera
- Deutsche WelleKimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion