Ukrainians began receiving emails stating that the “rocket attack” allegedly carried out on the Rivne nuclear power plant resulted in increased radiation levels.
Emails purporting to be from Ukraine’s State Service for Emergency Situations about a “missile attack” on the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant are part of a Russian information attack. This was reported by the Center for Combating Disinformation (CDC) under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on Monday, September 16.
It has been reported that Ukrainians have started receiving emails indicating that the “rocket attack” allegedly underway at the Rivne nuclear power plant has resulted in increased radiation levels. The letters contained evacuation instructions and links to unknown sources of dubious importance.
As the Center for Combating Disinformation found out, the State Emergency Service did not send such messages. But emergency service emails are not hacked.
“Presumably, these letters were sent through duplicate mailboxes and are part of an information attack on Russia with the aim of sowing panic among the population, discrediting Ukrainian government agencies and reducing the level of trust to them,” the message said.
Citizens are urged not to click on the links provided in these letters under any circumstances. And the letter itself should be marked as spam. If you cannot avoid clicking on the link, you should contact the cyber police.
Let’s remember that Russia’s biggest attack on August 26 disrupted the operation of two nuclear power plants in Ukraine. Four power units are disconnected from the network.
Details of the incident at one of the nuclear power plants in Ukraine also became known, due to which its power was reduced.
Source: korrespondent
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