Ga North Municipal Assembly Website Suffers Suspected Hack: Dubai Sex Workers Being Advertised

Ga North Municipal Assembly Website Suffers Suspected Hack: Dubai Sex Workers Being Advertised

  • Ga North Municipal Assembly's online portal is suspected of having suffered an attack from hackers
  • Two sections of the website have been seen to be advertising PC repairs and escort services in Dubai
  • The affected pages are under the Development Planning Unit tab and the Ga North Statistics department tab

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Parts of the Ga North Municipal Assembly website are suspected to have suffered an attack from hackers.

The Development Planning Unit section of the website showed escort services in Dubai, UAE, being advertised.

Website hacked
Two pages on the assembly website are suspected to have been hacked. Source: UGC/WikimediaCommons
Source: UGC

Another section, under the Statistics Department, also had computer repairs being advertised for Mac computers.

GhanaWeb, in a report, said a researcher had shared these observations, which YEN.com.gh has verified.

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The said researcher was reported to be engaged in research concerning websites of MMDAs in the country.

"Government spent so much on building websites and the developers or hackers have exchanged the information with prostitution adverts for months without anyone knowing," said the researcher.

The affected sections of the affected website are notably tagged as insecure by browsers.

Dumelo's wife makes public appearance

YEN.com.gh reported in a separate story that Ghanaian politician John Dumelo's wife, Gifty M. Dumelo, celebrated her husband's endorsement to contest on the NDC's ticket for Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary seat.

Miss Gee, as she is popularly known as, stood beside her husband during the Accra College of Education declaration ceremony.

The NDC affirmed their decision to appoint Dumelo as the best candidate to represent them on the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat in parliament.

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In other news, YEN.com.gh reported how Dumelo announced his wife's call to the Ghana Bar.

The politician shared photos of himself in various stages of helping his wife dress up as a lawyer in her new professional gear.

The still images also featured their two lovely children, dressed sharply to complement their mother's new career.

John Dumelo captioned the photos with an emotional statement, declaring his pride as husband to his intelligent and resourceful wife.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.