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#EndSARS: EFCC Confirms Attacks On Website

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EFCC has confirmed attacks on its website by elements suspected to be a hacking group.

CityNews Nigeria reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC) has confirmed that there were attempts to breach its website.

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Anonymous, a legion of hackers, had claimed responsibility for hitting the agency’s internet platform.

The group also tempered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website and threatened to target more.

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The anonymous group say their actions are in support of the EndSARS protests in the country.

EFCC, however, assured that its website was not hacked.

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On Monday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC Head of Media, noted that the compromise efforts were recorded over the weekend.

The spokesman blamed “cybercriminals” for a near breach of its privacy.

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Uwujaren said the attempts were successfully repelled and that the website “is up and running”

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