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A man simulating hacking into a computer. (Photo: Courtesy)
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) website has been hacked. CA is the State agency that regulates Internet resources for public and private entities. Interestingly, by extension, the agency is supposed to protect all government sites from malicious attack.
The hackers also took down the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) website for several hours casting doubt on preparedness of Kenyan State agencies to fight cyber crime. The two regulators had their websites defaced for several hours on Thursday with the latter still down by the time of going to press.
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