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Kenyan Presidential Website Defaced in Ransomware Attack Demanding 5 Bitcoins

Summary

Hackers defaced the Kenyan presidential website on July 18, 2026, demanding a 5 Bitcoin ransom and threatening to leak state secrets. The Kenyan government took the site offline for forensic investigation but claims no sensitive data was exfiltrated.

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