Hackers Breach Kenya Police Social Media

Kenyan Police Regain Control of Hacked Social Media Accounts

• Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) faced a hacking incident.
• The DCI’s X and Facebook accounts were compromised on February 9.
• Hackers used the accounts to promote a fake cryptocurrency.
• The DCI regained control of both accounts within hours.

On February 9, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations successfully regained control over its X and Facebook accounts after hackers had briefly used them to advertise a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.