Kuwait’s Ministry of Health reports cyberattack
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Kuwait’s Ministry of Health is recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted systems across several hospitals and the country’s Sahel healthcare app. The attack also affected the Ministry of Health’s website, which remains down.
The government claims they have successfully restored systems at key locations such as the Kuwait Cancer Control Center, the national health insurance system, and the expatriate check-up system by using backup data.
Officials stress that critical healthcare services in primary care centers and public hospitals were maintained throughout the incident.
The ministry claims that essential databases were not breached, although some systems were temporarily shut down to install necessary security updates. No specific timeline has been provided for full system restoration, but officials claim they are working towards this goal.
No details are disclosed about the nature of the attack, any data breached or number of affected individuals. So far no ransomware group has taken credit for the attack.
