Hacktivist, Anonymous Claims Responsibilty Of Hacking CBN, INEC, EFCC, NNPC Websites

A popular hacktivist group, Anonymous, has claimed responsibility for bringing down many website belonging to the Nigerian Government in solidality to the ongoing protests against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

The websites of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other government website were all by Anonymous on Friday night.

The extent of damage on all the sites was not immediately understood as a result of the breach, which is part of the hacktivist group’s ongoing coordinated cyberattacks against the Nigerian government.

The hacker, who tweets from @LiteMods, claimed responsibilities for the coordinated attack on not less than 9 Nigerian government-owned websites in support of protests against police brutality in Nigeria.

Although some of the websites are now back online, below all the government websites that came under attack on Friday night.

1) Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSarsNow

The Nigerian central bank website has been taken #Offline. https://t.co/DASpCE0SaV | TANGO DOWN

Check report: https://t.co/yHqOMIrbUf pic.twitter.com/kwdryiqFTw

— Lorian Synaro 🍀 (@LorianSynaro) October 16, 2020

2) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Official website of @inecnigeria has been taken #Offline.

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/Z4NTu7Pxfb#TangoDown!

You should have expected us.

4 The People
4 The Lulz pic.twitter.com/AaIvWmqBCy

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 16, 2020

3) Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Official website of @officialEFCC has been taken down insupport of #EndSARSProtest.

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/Xw64cCUAOL

TARGET : https://t.co/8TZNajpflc

You should have expected us!#EndCorruptionInNigeria pic.twitter.com/B1qr2FG9ti

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 16, 2020

4) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Official website of NNPC has been taken #offline! Stop your corruption!

A follow would be appreciated 🙂

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/Xzw4Z4hIma

TARGET : https://t.co/MkPHmShK6Z#EndPoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/XXGM4U9zXg

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

5) Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

NCDC website has been taken #Offline. #TangoDown 😀

Check Host = https://t.co/0s77Nm3jUp

Site : https://t.co/M7j5SHs4nW pic.twitter.com/UJeKajs3UZ

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 16, 2020

6) Justice Department of Nigeria website

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Official justice department of Nigeria has been taken #offline!

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/sdnE62vYbd

TARGET : https://t.co/s7NA5gHblx

Follow and RT are appreciated 🙂 pic.twitter.com/iQZBX67QhZ

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 16, 2020

7) Lagos State Government official website

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Lagos State Government website is #Offline #TangoDown

CHECK HOST = https://t.co/hVA2L6I02A

TARGET : https://t.co/rUQLSrFvOA

A follow is appreciated 🙂 pic.twitter.com/oOBlfVu1GW

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

8) Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area website

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Amuwo Odofin Local Government (Nigeria) has been taken #offline. Nigerian government, stop your corruption!

A follow would be appreciated from Anon supporters 🙂

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/wnAvLziQ10#TangoDown pic.twitter.com/JvB7Pgswyp

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 16, 2020

9) Kaduna State Government official website

#Anonymous #OpNigeria #EndSARS #EndSARSNow #ENDSARSOPPRESSION

Kaduna State Government official website is #Offline.

A follow is appreciated if you want to show support!

CHECK HOST : https://t.co/2y4Co4al4T

TARGET : https://t.co/ldlqnRypSP#EndPoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/GmjlDIarEJ

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

The hacktivist group also promised to release big ‘unexpected’ secrets about the Nigerian Government agencies tomorrow.

Ill do the big leaks tomorrow, attacks against websites today. 🙂

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

I will go sleep now, ill continue later!

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

Be patient for the coming soon leaks. Expect the unexpected.

— Anonymous LiteMods (@LiteMods) October 17, 2020

KanyiDaily recalls that Anonymous had earlier hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the Nigerian police website, releasing many informations including names, addresses, emails and bank accounts of SARS police officers across the country.