Chinese hackers are suspected of targeting at least four major media websites in Ghana, making it inaccessible to readers. The media websites that have come under attack are Ghanaweb.com, Peacefmonline.com, Myjoyononline.com and Adomonline.com and Multiveworld.com. Some editors of the affected websites told the Daily Graphic that investigations were ongoing to ascertain the cause of the hacking. “There appears to be a sponsored attack on the websites of the media houses. The hackers of Ghanaweb demanded a ransom to stop the attack while the desktop version of peacefmonline.com was not accessible was not accessible during the attack.

Source: GhanaWeb May 01, 2017 09:56 UTC