Kenya: President Ruto's Website Restored As Government Rules Out Data Breach
Hackers replaced the homepage with a demand for five bitcoins, and officials said no sensitive data was taken before the site was restored.
- On Saturday, July 18, hackers defaced Kenyan President William Ruto's official website, replacing the homepage with derogatory language and a ransom demand for five Bitcoins worth about $317,000.
- Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo confirmed the government restricted public access to the portal to facilitate containment and forensic analysis, saying government systems remain secure and operational.
- Intruders threatened to leak material if unpaid by Saturday evening, yet officials later reported "no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, or loss of information."
- While the platform was restored by Sunday, authorities have not disclosed how attackers bypassed security controls or whether they are treating the ransom demand as genuine.
- The incident tests the recently approved National Cybersecurity Agency Order, designed to centralize policy and incident response, as the National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee leads the forensic investigation.
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Kenya: President Ruto's Website Restored As Government Rules Out Data Breach
Nairobi -- President William Ruto's official website has been restored after a cyberattack forced the government to temporarily take the platform offline, ending nearly a day of disruption that raised concerns over the security of Kenya's digital infrastructure.
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The website was hacked on Saturday, when its homepage was replaced with a message displaying a cryptocurrency wallet address and threatening to publish unspecified information about President William Ruto unless the ransom was paid.
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