Kuwait Health Ministry Details
Industry
Healthcare
Security Incidents
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The Kuwait Health Ministry, officially known as the Ministry of Health of Kuwait, is responsible for overseeing the public health system and healthcare services within Kuwait. Its primary functions include managing hospitals and clinics, regulating health standards, and implementing public health policies and programs to ensure the well-being of the population.
The Ministry of Health was established in 1936, playing a crucial role in the development of Kuwait's healthcare infrastructure. Over the years, it has expanded its services and facilities to meet the increasing demands of a growing po...
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Security Incidents
Kuwait Health Ministry Breach of Sep 2024
The Ministry, with assistance from government security agencies, contained the breach and prevented the threat from accessing core databases. Teams...
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Given the impact on critical healthcare services and the level of disruption caused, this incident fal...
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The Ministry managed to restore many systems to their backup states and promptly responded to the incident to prevent the threat from spreading to core databases. The specifics suggest the incident was likely a ransomware attack, althou...
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Severity Score
Significant
Type
Ransomware AttackSummary
On September 28, 2024, Kuwait’s Health Ministry experienced a cyberattack that disrupted systems at several hospitals and rendered the Sahel healthcare app inoperable. The Ministry of Health's website was also affected and remains offline. The attack resulted in the deactivation of systems at critical facilities including the Kuwait Cancer Control Center and essential administrative systems such as health insurance and expatriate check-up systems.The Ministry, with assistance from government security agencies, contained the breach and prevented the threat from accessing core databases. Teams...
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Severity
The cyberattack on Kuwait's Health Ministry was quite disruptive, taking multiple hospital systems and the Sahel healthcare app offline. Although the Ministry managed to restore essential features and prevent the threat from spreading to core databases, the impact was significant enough to affect healthcare services like cancer control and health insurance systems. The nature of the security measures suggests it may have been a ransomware attack, although no group has claimed responsibility.Given the impact on critical healthcare services and the level of disruption caused, this incident fal...
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Impact
The Kuwait Health Ministry experienced a cyberattack that disrupted systems at multiple hospitals and took the Sahel healthcare app offline. This incident affected the Ministry's website and administrative systems, including health insurance and expatriate check-up systems. The disruption primarily resulted in essential services being temporarily inaccessible.The Ministry managed to restore many systems to their backup states and promptly responded to the incident to prevent the threat from spreading to core databases. The specifics suggest the incident was likely a ransomware attack, althou...
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