This archive report was first published on 13 July 2020.
Reuben Kigame, a popular gospel musician from Eldoret, is facing a setback after his YouTube channel was hacked on Sunday, July 12. The channel, which had grown from one subscriber in 2015 to 71,400, was brought down by a hacker who changed Kigame's credentials and deleted the channel.
According to Kigame, the hacker managed to change his credentials at 1:59am on Sunday, July 12, and deleted the channel. Kigame has confirmed the incident in a video posted on his Facebook page on Monday, July 13.
"We have confirmed that last night at about 1:59am, our Kigame Media TV YouTube channel was pulled down and deleted by a hacker who managed to get into my personal account, changed the credentials and obliterated it," Kigame said in a statement.
Kigame has notified the police of the matter and is urging them to pursue the criminals behind the hacking. He has also taken screenshots of the incident and notified the police.
"We have notified, taken all the necessary screenshots and notified the police. Our digital records show it was done in Fort Wayne, United States of America (USA)," Kigame stated.
Kigame is popularly known for his Swahili songs Huniachi, Enda Nasi, Usiniache, Ombi Langu, Pokea Sifa, and Sweet Bunyore among many others.
Published on July 13, 2020, at 5:37 PM.
