 Cyber attack on Kuwait Systems

The Kuwait Finance Ministry reports a cyber attack on one of its systems.

Kuwait's finance ministry announced on Monday that one of its systems had been hacked in the early hours of the morning.

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According to the ministry, protection mechanisms and procedures have been engaged.

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"the level of the hacking attempt is being assessed."

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The salary transfers will not be affected, the ministry added.

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The ministry's systems had been compromised in the early hours of the morning, but it continued to operate smoothly.

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