The official website of the President has been hacked, and its homepage defaced with a message targeting President William Ruto and demanding ransom in Bitcoin.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

A spot check by Kenyans.co.ke , on the website's homepage, president.go.ke, showed that the official content has been replaced with demeaning messages targeting the Head of State.

The page displayed allegations against Ruto, a cryptocurrency wallet address and a demand for payment, with the hackers threatening to release unspecified information if their demands were not met.

"This message is the third time for you; before we leak everything about you. Do a payment of 5 bitcoins to the Bitcoin wallet if you want peace before 6 o’clock this evening," read part of the statement by the hackers.

📌 What You Need to Know

In a brief statement to this publication on Saturday, July 18, State House confirmed it was aware of the hack and said its ICT team was handling the matter.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke