According to Asharq Al-Awsat, citing a stock exchange filing by Al-Babtain, a secondary server at its Egyptian subsidiary suffered a cyber intrusion [1]. The company stated that the affected device was used for a non-primary backup database and that cybersecurity response measures had been activated across all levels [1]. The company emphasized that the server was not connected to the Saudi parent company's main systems and that data and operations of both the Saudi parent company and the local subsidiary were unaffected [1].
Al-Babtain Confirms Intrusion into Secondary Server at Egyptian Subsidiary
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- Disclosed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 7, 2026
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The company emphasized that the server was not connected to the Saudi parent company's main systems and that data and operations of both the Saudi parent company and the local subsidiary were unaffected [1].
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The company emphasized that the server was not connected to the Saudi parent company's main systems and that data and operations of both the Saudi parent company and the local subsidiary were unaffected [1].
Source excerpt: "وكان الارتفاع الحاد في أسعار النفط الخام، الخميس، قد شكل ضغطاً إضافياً على الأسهم، في ظل مخاوف من تأجيج التضخم بفعل تكاليف الطاقة، وما قد يترتب على ذلك من اتجاه البنوك المركزية العالمية إلى رفع أسعار الفائدة. واستقرت العقود الآجلة لخام برنت إلى حد كبير خلال تعاملات الجمعة." [1].
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“وكان الارتفاع الحاد في أسعار النفط الخام، الخميس، قد شكل ضغطاً إضافياً على الأسهم، في ظل مخاوف من تأجيج التضخم بفعل تكاليف الطاقة، وما قد يترتب على ذلك من اتجاه البنوك المركزية العالمية إلى رفع أسعار الفائدة. واستقرت العقود الآجلة لخام برنت إلى حد كبير خلال تعاملات الجمعة.”
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