Kenyan authorities investigate a cyberattack that targets the official website president.go.ke, which is associated with President William Ruto. Multiple reports say the site is defaced over the weekend, with the homepage replaced by insulting content and a ransom note. The attackers also include a cryptocurrency wallet address and demand five bitcoins, reported as worth about KSh 41.3 million (around US$320,000). Authorities state the government restricted access to the site as part of containment and forensic analysis. The ICT Cabinet Secretary, William Kabogo Gitau, confirms the website is taken offline to support investigations and technical review. The Next Web reports that officials say they have found no evidence that sensitive data was taken in the incident. While the ransom note threatens to leak unspecified information, the scope of any potential data exposure has not been detailed in the reports. The government’s investigation focuses on identifying the attackers and determining how the defacement occurred, as Kenya responds to the ransomware demand.
Kenya shuts down president.go.ke after ransomware defacement and Bitcoin ransom demand
Kenyan authorities investigate a cyberattack that targets the official website president.go.ke, which is associated with President William Ruto. Multiple reports say the site is defaced over the weeke...
- Hackers deface president.go.ke and replace official content with a ransom message.
- The attackers demand five bitcoins, reported at about KSh 41.3 million (around US$320,000).
- Kenyan officials take the website offline/restrict access for containment and forensic analysis.
- Authorities say they find no evidence that sensitive data was taken.
- The ransom note threatens to leak unspecified information.
Kenyan authorities are investigating a cyberattack that defaced President William Ruto’s official website over the weekend, replacing the homepage with a ransom message and a cryptocurrency wallet address. The government pulled president.go.ke offline on Saturday and has since said it found no evidence that sensitive data was taken. The intruders demanded five bitcoins, worth roughly […] This story continues at The Next Web
17 hours agoAfrica · Eastern Key Facts —Incident. Hackers defaced president.go.ke on 18 July 2026, replacing official content with insults and a ransom note. —Ransom. Attackers demanded 5 Bitcoin, approximately KSh 41.3 million or US$320,000, threatening to leak unspecified information. —Response. ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo Gitau confirmed the site was restricted for containment and forensic analysis, […] The post Kenya Presidency Website Shut Down After Ransomware Attack Demands Bitcoin appeared first on The Rio Times.
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