President's Official Website Restored After Reported Cyberattack

The website went off on July 18 after a suspected cyber attack, which the government itself confirmed, with the attackers threatening to leak sensitive data...

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President William Ruto's official website, president.go.ke, has been restored after being taken offline due to a reported cyberattack on Saturday, July 18.

Hackers defaced the homepage and demanded a ransom of 5 Bitcoins, valued at approximately Ksh41.3 million.
The key entities involved were the Presidency and anonymous hackers.
The government's ICT team took the site offline and cybersecurity protocols were activated to restore it.

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