Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry denied, in a statement, “what was reported that its website had been hacked,” and the ministry reassured “its followers and auditors that the ministry’s systems work efficiently and effectively without disruption, with no blocked or encrypted data.”
The ministry said in its statement, which it posted on its website and was also published by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), on Monday evening, that it “discovered attempts to hack its website two weeks ago, and has taken several security measures to control these attempts.”
The ministry stated in the statement: “The hacking attempt was discovered two weeks ago with the lockbit ransomware virus, and the hackers entered the network through two personal computers that were separated, and the displayed data was withdrawn from the personal computers, and the hackers were unable to access the ministry’s systems or disable their effectiveness.”
Tweeters had talked about hackers hacking the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry website, and leaving data.
The ministry added in the statement: “Immediately after the discovery of the breach, a strict security protocol was implemented to close access to all sites and ports through the network, and none of the data of companies, institutions, or transactions was encrypted, or anything that would affect business or transactions.” Citizens and residents,” according to “KUNA.”
And it confirmed that it “will take more stringent measures to enhance the strength of the network and electronic systems,” noting that “it is exposed daily to hundreds of hacking and disruption attempts, like other public and private entities,” according to the statement.
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