CBN breaks silence on official website hack by anonymous

Central Bank of Nigeria has broken silence on reports that its official website was hacked by anonymous on Friday.

Hackers called Anonymous had on Friday hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), INEC N1.5 Billion Website and also threatened to reveal secrets of the Nigerian authorities.

The apex bank in a statement on its Twitter page maintained that contrary to reports, its website was safe, OnyxNews Nigeria reports.

The CBN authority also urged Nigerians to avoid spreading false news as its website is adequately protected and there was no cause for alarm.

The statement reads, “Contrary to claims on social media alleging that the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been breached by malicious persons, we wish to state categorically that our website is secure.

“We also wish to advise the online community to desist from peddling fake news aimed at undermining the integrity of the CBN, which is our collective asset.”

CBN Website Not Hacked pic.twitter.com/nZFdabmARo

— Central Bank of Nigeria (@cenbank) October 16, 2020