Hackers Attack Kenya’s Presidential Official Website, Demand Ksh41 Million Ransom
The president’s official website has been hacked, with the homepage defaced with a message attacking President William Ruto and demanding a Bitcoin payment.
A quick check of the website’s homepage, The president’s official website has been hacked, revealed that the official content had been changed with degrading remarks aimed at the Head of State.
The page contained allegations against Ruto, a cryptocurrency wallet address, and a request for payment.
The hackers threatened to reveal unspecified information if their demands were not satisfied.
“This message is the third time for you; before we leak everything about you,” the defaced homepage read.
🚨BREAKING NEWS
Kenya’s President William Ruto’s official website has been hacked, with attackers replacing the homepage with a ransom message demanding 5 Bitcoin (about Ksh41.3 million).
State House confirmed it was aware of the breach and said its ICT team was handling the… pic.twitter.com/ApoOqA5ztr— UKWELITIMES WORLD (@UKWELINEWSWORLD) July 18, 2026
“Do a payment of 5 bitcoins to the Bitcoin wallet if you want peace before 6 o’clock this evening.”
If State House honours the ransom demand, our calculations indicate Treasury would have to part ways with approximately Ksh41,337,872.40.
This is based on an exchange rate where 1 BTC is trading at roughly Ksh8,267,574.48.
The hackers also altered the website’s banner, displaying a message that referenced the names of three individuals while the official State House branding remained visible in the background.
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The incident has raised concerns over the security of government digital infrastructure, as it remains unclear whether the breach was limited to the website’s front page or extended to its back-end systems.
The latest incident is not the first time Kenyan government websites have been targeted in a cyberattack.
In November last year, several websites belonging to ministries and state agencies, including Health, Education, Labour, Environment, ICT, Tourism, Interior and State House, were compromised in a coordinated attack.
The attackers defaced the affected websites by replacing official content with unauthorised messages and rendering several government portals inaccessible.
The disruption affected key online services relied upon by members of the public, while some websites displayed extremist slogans and other unauthorised content.
However, the Ministry of Defence and the National Treasury were among the institutions reportedly unaffected by the cyberattack.
Hackers Attack Kenya’s Presidential Official Website, Demand Ksh41 Million Ransom
