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Saudi Human Resources Ministry Affirms Safety of Digital Services from Global Tech Outage

FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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Saudi Human Resources Ministry Affirms Safety of Digital Services from Global Tech Outage

FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has verified that the digital services it offers to beneficiaries in the fields it oversees, namely labor, social development, shared services, and civil service, remain unaffected, SPA reported.
The ministry clarified that its electronic systems are operating at full efficiency and have not been impacted by the technological problem that has plagued other nations worldwide.
The ministry stressed the safety of information and data on all service beneficiaries, whether employees, employers, or beneficiaries.

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Kaspersky did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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