Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy said on Saturday it was investigating a cybersecurity incident that affected the official website of the president, adding that there was no evidence so far of unauthorised access to sensitive data or loss of information.
This comes as unknown Cyberhackers hackers, hacked the Official website of Kenyan President William Ruto.
The attackers have gone ahead to demand for a ransom of 5 Bitcoins, which is about 41 million Kenyan shillings from the authorities before 6 PM The local time on Saturday.
According to local media reports. The hackers messed up the presidents website homepage and replaced the official content with offensive messages.
The ministry said the incident was detected by the government’s ICT Authority, which immediately activated cybersecurity response protocols and temporarily restricted access to the presidential website to contain the issue and allow forensic investigations.
The ministry cabinet secretary, William Gitau, said they have temporarily restricted access to the presidential website to help with containment, forensic analysis, and restoration efforts.
”We have already put the right measures in place, and the website is being restored”, Gitau said.
The cabinet secretary also said there is proof of unauthorized access to sensitive data.
The ministry said appropriate mitigation measures have since been implemented, and restoration of the website is underway.
”At this time, there is no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data, data exfiltration, or loss of information. Government systems and digital services remain secure and operational,” cabinet secretary for the ministry William Kabogo Gitau said in a statement posted on X.
The ICT Authority are working with relevant government agencies and technical partners to conduct a forensic investigation and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident, the statement said.
