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Sacco calls for calm after claims of database access by hackers

Police in Nyeri are investigating a case where database systems of a microfinance institution were hacked and malicious message sent to members.

Hackers are said to have accessed personal details of Biashara Savings and Credit Co-Operative (Sacco) Society Limited members and sent the Short Messaging Service (SMS)  on Sunday at 2 am telling them to withdraw their savings over a 'planned closure' of the institution.

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