Nairobi, May 8 -- A Nairobi court heard how a man accused of hacking into the Nation Media Group's e-paper and illegally selling its products was arrested.

Mr Samuel Koskei, NMG's security management consultant, disclosed that Calvin Kinyanjui Kung'u (the seller) had been tricked into giving his contact details to a "potential customer"-Stephen Makokha Mukwana.

Mr Koskei informed the trial magistrate that he had enlisted the help of the police and Linswale Risk Management Consultancy Limited (LRMCL) to track down those responsible for hacking NMG's social media platform.

Mr Koskei testified that he received information about the infiltration of NMG's social media from the Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr Richard Tobiko. He said that t...