Kuwait
KWT
Cyber intrusion disrupts Kuwait Ministry of Health systems and forces manual care workflows
Kuwait's Ministry of Health later confirmed that electronic intrusion attempts caused failures in systems at health facilities and administrative services. Hospitals and clinics shifted multiple workflows to paper and manual processing, affecting prescriptions, medication dispensing, referrals, laboratory requests and other healthcare processes while essential care continued.
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Estimated severity
76 / 100
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Source reliability
91 / 100
Approximate Date
08/09/2024
Targeted Company
KUWAIT MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
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Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Kuwait
Affected countries
Kuwait
Impacted regions
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Operational Impact
Duration
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Financial impact (USD M)
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Impact types
Service degradationERP or business system disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
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Attributed threat actors
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