Kabarak University has finally reclaimed control of its official Facebook page following several days under the grip of a hacker claiming to be headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The person who claimed he was an IT student in the country of South East Asia had been posting pornographic material to the page for a while.
On Tuesday, May 9, the page was taken over by the Nakuru-based private university.
For the past one week, the hacker, has been posting photos of himself, motorcycle riders, cigarettes, alcohol and girls, but initially apologised for taking over the account and then retracted his apology.
“Hello everyone here I just want to clarify about this account that was hacked, to be honest I was just having fun so don’t take the posts I posted seriously, once again I’m sorry,” the teenager said.
In another update, he said: “I will not give this account back, but I urge you all to take this account back immediately. Sincerely, a student from one of Jakarta’s IT-based high schools”.
According to an earlier, the teenage hacker engaged in an offensive online war of words in the comments section with Kenyans who called him out for hacking the Christian institution’s social media account and posting offensive comments.
In several other posts, the hacker told the institution to pay him $500 (Sh68,000) and he would return the page to them.
“I also have another option, you guys just give me $500 and I’ll bring this page back, the offer is cheap for a big university,” the hacker added.
The university did not officially respond to the request, but another unverified Kabarak University Facebook page was created.
The teenager hacked the Facebook page on 4 May 2023 and posted various content before the university issued a statement on the hacking.
“We regret to inform the public that our official Facebook page has been compromised by a group of cyber criminals. As a result, the criminals are using it to spread malicious and misleading images and information that are contrary to the biblical Christian values of Kabarak University. We want to assure our stakeholders and the general public that we are taking all necessary measures to regain control of our site and prevent any further unauthorised access,” the university said in part.
