"Hacked Russian Radio Stations Broadcast Fake Air Raid Warnings"

Radio stations in multiple Russian cities were recently hacked to broadcast fake air raid warnings. Air raid alerts were heard in Belgorod, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Penza, Magnitogorsk, Ufa, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Tyumen, Izhevsk, and other cities, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Radio stations, including Relax FM, Funny FM, Business FM, Like FM, Comedy FM, Romantika, Avtoradio, Radio Energy, and Children's Radio, were hacked. According to RIA Novosti, many stations are owned by Gazprom Media. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations verified the hack in a Telegram post, but provided no other details or attribution. This is not the first time hackers have infiltrated Russian radio stations or breached other Russian systems. For example, a hacker took over Kommersant FM radio in June 2022, blasting the Ukrainian anthem and anti-war songs. As a result, the company briefly discontinued its air programming for a few hours. This article continues to discuss the recent hacking of Russian radio stations to broadcast fake air raid warnings. 

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