ENDSARS: CBN website goes offline following “Anonymous” attack

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Authentic News Giant understands that the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN website has been taken down by series of cyber attacks targeted on the web server. 

Claiming Responsibility Anonymous wrote ”

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#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSarsNow The Nigerian central bank website has been taken #Offline.

https://cbn.gov.ng | TANGO DOWN.

“The Nigerian central bank website has now activated the “Under attack mode” to avoid our attacks. The website is still being attacked and is down. If the site seems online sometimes, its just an offline version of the site offered by Cloudflare. The server is down.”

ENDSARS: CBN website goes offline following "Anonymous" attack
ENDSARS: CBN website goes offline following “Anonymous” attack

Meanwhile Authentic News Giant can attest that this is a DDOS attack that only deprives valid users from visiting the website and not a hack.

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Anonymous, an online network known for launching cyber attacks against government institutions, has claimed responsibility for bringing down the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Although as at 10:59 the CBN website remain functional.

The move was taken in solidarity with the #EndSARS protesters.

Anonymous retweeted a tweet by one of its affiliates, @loriansynaro, which read in part, “#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSarsNow. The Nigerian central bank website has been taken #Offline. https://cbn.gov.ng | TANGO DOWN.”

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The website of Nigeria’s apex bank on Friday night displayed the message, “500 – Internal server error. There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.”

The Spokesman for the CBN, Isaac Okoroafor, could not be reached for comment on Friday as he did not respond to repeated calls.

Earlier, Anonymous had hacked the Twitter accounts of several government agencies including the National Broadcasting Commission which has in recent time been criticised for its highhandedness and stiff media regulations through its Broadcast Code which increased the fine for hate speech to N5 million.

The #EndSARS protests have been taking place across major cities in the country with youths demanding an end to police brutality and killings.

Major highways across the country have been blocked thereby grounding economic activities.

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