IEBC Denies DCI Reports of Hacking of Servers by Fraudsters
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have denied the DCI report that hackers stole the personal details of 61,000 voters.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
In a statement, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the voters' register is secure and is not linked to the open internet.
Chebukati also noted that what the investigative body is reporting is not data obtained through hacking of the BVR system but possibly from entities that may have legitimately obtained from the commission through formal request and upon payment of requisite fees.
“The commission invests highly insecurity of its information assets, including the electoral technologies, and would like to assure all Kenyans that it is committed to protecting the same by ensuring their confidentiality, integrity, and availability at all times,” said Chebukati.
Press Release; Hacking of IEBC database to acquire Registered voters' personal details pic.twitter.com/BlwpuYuaeC
— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) July 18, 2021
On Saturday, DCI detectives arrested a suspected fraudster in whose possession they discovered a bag containing SIM cards belonging to Safaricom, Airtel, and Telcom mobile phone service providers.
The data found in his possession includes the names of registered voters, their ID numbers, and their dates of birth.
A fraud suspect believed to have been operating a high-tech mobile phone scam syndicate, was today morning arrested and a gunny bag full of SIM cards belonging to Safaricom, Airtel &Telcom mobile phone service providers, recovered. pic.twitter.com/GIueY0xeQo
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 16, 2021
