President William Ruto’s official website has been restored after a cyberattack forced the government to take the platform offline for nearly a day. The president.go.ke domain was compromised on Saturday when hackers replaced official content with messages targeting the President and demanding a ransom of five Bitcoins, worth about Sh41 million.
The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy immediately restricted public access to contain the breach and facilitate forensic investigations. ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo said the shutdown was precautionary and that there was no evidence of unauthorised access to sensitive data or data exfiltration.
“As a precautionary measure, access to the Presidential website was temporarily restricted to facilitate containment, forensic analysis and restoration efforts,” Kabogo stated. He insisted that government digital systems and online services remained secure throughout the incident.
Authorities have not disclosed how the attackers gained access or whether investigations are complete. The attack renews scrutiny of Kenya’s cybersecurity, coming less than a year after similar attacks targeted multiple government websites.
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