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On February 9, 2025, Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that its X and Facebook accounts were briefly hacked by cryptocurrency scammers. The DCI regained control of its digital platforms after a short period during which hackers promoted a fake cryptocurrency. The agency has initiated a thorough investigation into the incident. Various users have reported impersonators on social media, urging their followers to report these fraudulent accounts. Notably, one account cloned President Ruto’s X account, raising concerns about the legitimacy of the grey badge assigned to government organizations. The DCI has advised the public to remain vigilant against such scams.
This person has cloned my account. Would be grateful if my followers would join me in reporting the matter to X. https://t.co/9AJKyX2Nyi
CRYPTO SCAM/FAKE ACCOUNT ALERT! This account @Direktorat17368 has managed to clone President Ruto’s X account (@WilliamsRuto ) what’s intriguing is the fact that it has the grey badge that’s assigned to govt agencies & orgs. How they convinced @X to being a legitimate govt… https://t.co/WPnEzc6moo
My account got hacked, and here’s how it happened and what I did after I noticed a post on my account that I never posted—something about coin. I was confused. What just happened? My bio changed, some posts deleted. Then, I traced it back to a mistake I made. I get a lot of DM…
