Nigeria’s Electoral Commission’s website hacked amidst Presidential elections

Nigerians are going to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. According to a latest screenshot below, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) website (http://www.inecnigeria.org/) has been hacked and it is believed that the incident took place this morning. The commission has let people aware by posting the matter on social network, Twitter .

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INEC website hacked

According to the screenshot below, the hack was done by Nigerian cyber army a united online group that claims to  Hack for Cause and do the Right things. The Nigerian Authorities are still investigating the matter.

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Image Credit: BBC Africa Twitter Pic
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