#EndSARS: Anonymous Hacks Websites Of LASG, NNPC, INEC, EFCC, NCDC, Others

Anonymous, a group of international ‘hacktivist’ group backing #ENDSARS protesters has claimed responsibility for bringing down the websites of the Lagos State Government, Kaduna State Government, Ministry of Justice, INEC, NNPC, EFCC and NCDC.

“The collective of #Anonymous is working on a database leak for the #OpNigeria. We are not 100% sure this will be released, but lets hope so. We are Anonymous!… Anonymous is justice, and justice cannot be silenced.

“The collective of #Anonymous is working on a database leak for the #OpNigeria. We are not 100% sure this will be released, but lets hope so. We are Anonymous,” it tweeted on Saturday morning.

Oriental Times checks observed websites of the Lagos Government, Kaduna Government, INEC, EFCC and NCDC could not be accessed at the time of this report.

It was on Friday, reported how the official website of the Nigeria Police Force, Central Bank of Nigeria and official twitter handle of the National Broadcasting Commission got infiltrated after the group hacked into various platforms.

It tweeted: “Official website of @officialEFCC has been taken down in support of #EndSARSProtest. CHECK HOST: https://check-host.net/check-report/df89d3bk838 TARGET: https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/ You should have expected us!”

“NCDC website has been taken #Offline. #TangoDown, Check Host = https://check-host.net/check-report/df8bcefk805 Site: https://ncdc.gov.ng”

“Official website of @inecnigeria has been taken #Offline. CHECK HOST: https://check-host.net/check-report/df8a978k278. #TangoDown! You should have expected us.

The group had vowed to attack federal government agencies’ websites in solidarity with the EndSARS protesters.