Ogun state, one of the southern states in Nigeria has confirmed that its website (www.ogunstate.gov.ng) has been hacked. On Wednesday, the state government’s website was defaced by a hacker group identified as Aliester Crowley under “Anon Ghost” who claim to be operating from the Maldives.
Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, confirmed the hack and said that the government was working round the clock to access and restore all the critical services. He disclosed that “all critical data and applications are secured”.
The Ogun state government has previously experienced a hack attack before, indicating that it is not the first occurrence. Back in 2015, the website was seized by cyber-terrorists who demanded the state government to enhance its security measures, much like the recent attack.
As at the time of writing this article, which is Thursday evening, the website is still down
