Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said yesterday that it has aborted an attempt to hack its website. A ministry’s statement published by Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) said that concerned security agencies managed to prevent the attempt, but suspended the website for a while just as a precautionary measure in line with the relevant strategies and plans to address such bids.
It added that the ministry’s website was back to normal in a record time, and its electronic systems and official database were not affected, pointing out that immediate investigations were carried out in order to identify the hacker and bring him into accountability.