Hacking galore: 10 Kenyan celebrities who've been targeted by hackers

These celebrities’ woes beg the question, how safe are your social media accounts?

In recent years, we have witnessed an alarming number of Kenyan celebrities being targeted by hackers. Often, the hackers take over social media pages and YouTube accounts leading to loss of income. No one knows this pain better than Churchill Show comedian Nasra who lost YouTube earnings from years of work. In most instances, the hackers demand a ransom to hand back the accounts. In rare cases, they use the compromised accounts to share inappropriate content, greatly impacting the victims’ image among their social media followers. In January 2020 for instance, one of music’s all-time greats Mariah Carey was targeted by hackers who took over her Twitter account before posting racist slur and dissing her long-time nemesis, Eminem. Hackers also use the accounts to con unsuspecting members of the public by impersonating the celebrities. 

Given that we are increasingly growing dependant on social media, these celebrities’ woes beg the question, how safe are your social media accounts?