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Suspected Hackers Bring Down Royal Media Services Websites In Overnight Disruption
 Royal Media Services was hit by an overnight digital disruption after several of its online platforms were reported to have gone offline from last night. The affected platforms included Citizen Digital, the main Royal Media Services website and the company’s PerPay portal. The incident is being linked to a suspected cyber attack, with reports indicating that hackers may have targeted Royal Media Services systems and disrupted access to key digital platforms.  Users who tried accessing the affected platforms from last night reported downtime and failed access, raising concerns over the scale of the disruption and whether internal systems were also affected. Citizen Digital and the main Royal Media Services website later appeared to have resumed access, while the PerPay portal continued showing access restrictions at the time of checking. Royal Media Services operates Citizen TV, Inooro TV, Ramogi TV and several radio stations, making the disruption significant because of the company’s large digital audience and its role in news distribution. The reported attack also affected a sensitive period when media platforms are heavily relied on for political updates, breaking news, public alerts and live coverage of national events. Royal Media Services had not issued a detailed public statement explaining the cause of the disruption by the time of publication. It remains unclear whether any data was accessed, whether internal systems were compromised, or whether the disruption was limited to public facing platforms. The company is expected to clarify what caused the outage, which platforms were affected, when services were restored and whether users, staff or advertisers need to take any precaution. The incident adds to growing concerns over cyber security risks facing Kenyan media houses, government agencies, companies and public facing institutions.
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