Tanzania blocks access to X after it says hackers targeted government accounts

Authorities in Tanzania on Wednesday blocked access to the social platform X after cyberattacks on some accounts of government institutions resulted in fake or pornographic posts.

After authorities said it was taken over by hackers late Tuesday, the police account posted pornographic images that later were deleted. The account also falsely announced the death of President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

“We are searching for those spreading false information,” police said in a statement. The account of telecommunications company Airtel Tanzania was also…