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Kenya Investigates President William Ruto Website Breach as Hackers Demand 5 Bitcoin

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3 outlets - including Crypto, Bitcoin and Coinedition - are covering this story. Hackers have disabled Kenyan President William Ruto’s official website, replaced its homepage and demanded a ransom of 5 Bitcoin. According to a report, the Kenyan government opened an investigation after attackers took control of president…

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Hackers hijack Kenyan president’s website, demand 5 Bitcoin
Crypto.news Jul 20, 18:02 UTC

Hackers hijack Kenyan president’s website, demand 5 Bitcoin

Hackers have disabled Kenyan President William Ruto’s official website, replaced its homepage and demanded a ransom of 5 Bitcoin. According to a report, the Kenyan government opened an investigation after attackers took control of president…

Kenya Investigates President William Ruto Website Breach as Hackers Demand 5 Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com News Jul 19, 11:30 UTC

Kenya Investigates President William Ruto Website Breach as Hackers Demand 5 Bitcoin

Hackers briefly disabled the official website of Kenyan President William Ruto on July 18, demanded a ransom of five bitcoins and threatened to leak unspecified data if not paid. Government Response Triggered Kenya’s government is investiga…

Kenya President’s Website Breached as Hackers Demand 5 BTC Ransom
CoinEdition Jul 18, 22:05 UTC

Kenya President’s Website Breached as Hackers Demand 5 BTC Ransom

The official website of the Kenyan President William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto has been hacked, and its homepage defaced with a message targeting the President and demanding a ransom in Bitcoin (BTC). State House confirmed the breach to…