Russians told to rush to nuclear bomb shelters after hackers take over state media.
Russians were warned to rush to their nearest nuclear bomb shelters and take anti-radiation pills after hackers took over state media.
Television and radio broadcasts in Moscow and the Sverdlovsk region were briefly interrupted with a message warning of an atomic missile strike on Russian soil. Viewers and listeners were told to take potassium iodide, put on gas masks and seek shelter immediately.
The Russian emergencies ministry blamed the false alarm on a massive cyber attack against state broadcasters. The warning was the third time Russian broadcasters had been targeted with similar stunts in the past month.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though a number of cyber hacks targeting Russia have been carried out by pro-Ukranian groups.