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Several government websites, including president.go.ke, the official site of the presidency, were hacked on Monday and rendered inaccessible.
Other websites affected include those belonging to the ministries of Interior, Energy, Labour, Health and Education.
The cybersecurity breach was confirmed by Interior PS Raymond Omollo who accused a group – PCP@Kenya – of being behind the hack.
“This is to notify the general public that the situation has been contained and that the Government is monitoring the situation. However, members of the public are advised to take necessary precautions, remain vigilant and report any suspicious cyber threat activity to the National KE-CIRT, NC4 and DCI,” a statement from the PS said.
“This attack is in breach of Kenya and other international laws and conventions including the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, the Kenya Information and Communications Act and the Data Protection Act and those found culpable shall face the full force of the law.”
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