Upping their threat to cause more harm in the polity, the hackers teasingly requested Nigerians to suggest other government agencies’ official websites they would want compromised. “We #Anonymous Group Of Hackers will continue supporting the citizens of Nigeria.

Threatening that their mission is to “expose the government’s secrets and dirty files”, the hackers posted their messages at about 12.00am, announcing: “#EndSARSBrutality #EndPoliceBrutalityInNigeriaNow” The posts indicated that the last official message was offloaded on October 15, 2020.įindings confirmed that the hackers, had at about 12.00am, sent out an image sensitising people about the #EndSARS protests, with the official logo of NBC attached. On Friday, October 16, 2020, posts on the official twitter account, were embarrassingly in support of #EndSARS campaigners. It was gathered that with the directive, most MDAs were already making frantic efforts at activating the ‘two-factor’ authentication and other necessary codes as part of measures to ward off threats and keep the hackers in check.Īmid the ongoing #EndSARS protests across several cities in the country, Nigerians were shocked by a tweet in which the hackers described themselves as ‘#Anonymous’.īut temporary respite from the worries came from Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari, on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, who assured that “Twitter has helped take control of the hacked NBC account.” BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The hacking of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) official Twitter handle has triggered off the panic button in some government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).Ĭompetent sources in Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), confirmed that all MDAs have been directed to activate necessary safety measures to protect and prevent their official websites from being compromised by criminal elements.

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