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By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·7/21/2026
Kenya probes hack of president's website after bitcoin ransom demand
Source: The Record
Published: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:08:00 GMT
Summary
The website was hacked on Saturday, when its homepage was replaced with a message displaying a cryptocurrency wallet address and threatening to publish unspecified information about President William Ruto unless the ransom was paid.
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