{"id":230749,"date":"2025-11-17T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/?p=230749"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:24:00","slug":"major-cyberattack-hits-key-kenyan-government-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/major-cyberattack-hits-key-kenyan-government-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Cyberattack Hits Key Kenyan Government Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Several critical Kenyan government ministry websites suffered a widespread cyberattack on Monday morning, rendering them inaccessible and displaying unauthorized, extremist content.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The breach, which lasted throughout much of Monday, disrupted access to essential government services.<\/p>\n<h4>Defacement and Extremist Messaging<\/h4>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><i>Citizen Digital<\/i> reported that the attack involved the defacement of the websites. Hackers altered the visual appearance and content of the sites, replacing official information with unauthorized, offensive, and extremist messages.<\/p>\n<h4>Affected Ministries<\/h4>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The attack targeted and successfully disrupted websites for a majority of critical government ministries, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">Ministry of Interior<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\">Ministry of Health<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\">Ministry of Education<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\">Ministry of Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0\">Ministry of Labour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,5,0\">Ministry of Water<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">The incident highlights a severe lapse in the cybersecurity infrastructure protecting critical government digital assets. 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