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Arabia Falcon Insurance issues update on cyberattack probe

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The Arabia Falcon Insurance (AFIC) stated in a filing to Muscat Securities Exchange (MSX) that the company has continued investigations into the matter and sought assistance of external legal counsel and Specialist digital forensic experts.

It may be noted that June 25, 2026, an unauthorized attempt was made by an anonymous party to access the company's corporate network. The Company's cybersecurity monitoring and protection systems successfully detected and flagged the activity at an early stage and immediately isolated the affected user accounts, preventing any unauthorized access to the network.

"Operations continued as usual with no disruption to whilst investigations remain ongoing, the Company has recently become aware that data appears to have been published."

The company said that it is continuing to investigate the matter to understand what data may have been affected. To be clear, the company presently has no evidence Of any impact to any financial data, or any evidence of any detriment having been caused to any Of our customers.

July 7 statement

Reference to the news circulated on social media regarding an alleged cyber-attack and data breach involving the Company, the Company would like to clarify that there has been no data breach, data leakage, or interruption affecting its operations.

On June 25, 2026, an unauthorized attempt was made by an anonymous party to access the Company's Corporate network. The Company's cybersecurity monitoring and protection systems successfully detected and flagged the activity at an early stage and immediately isolated the affected user accounts, preventing any unauthorized access to the network.

As a result of the prompt actions taken by the Company, all data, applications, and critical systems remained secure, and no information was compromised, accessed, altered, or leaked. The company's business operations continued without interruption.

The company maintains robust cybersecurity controls and continuously monitors its systems and networks for potential threats. It remains vigilant and will continue to monitor and respond to any suspicious activities to ensure the ongoing protection of its systems, data, and stakeholders.

This disclosure is made in response to the information circulated on social media and in compliance with the Company's disclosure and transparency obligations. The Company will keep the market informed of any material developments in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

July 16 Statement

Referring to the previous Declaration dated July 7  2026 and the subsequent notification dated July 16, 2026. We write to provide a further update regarding the IT security incident previously declared.

The Company has continued investigations into the matter and sought assistance of external legal counsel and specialist digital forensic experts. Operations have continued as usual with no disruption to Whilst investigations remain ongoing, the Company has recently become aware that data appears to have been published.

The company is continuing to investigate the matter to understand what data may have been affected. To be clear, the Company presently has no evidence of any impact to any financial data, or any evidence of any detriment having been caused to any of our customers.


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