15+ hour, 39+ min ago  (71+ words) The Morning 25 Apr 2026 | BY Staff Writer Cybersecurity expert Asela Waidyalankara says the recent $2. 5 million Treasury cyberattack, carried out using a Business Email Compromise (BEC) method, could have been minimized with proper safeguards. He noted that while Sri Lankan banks follow…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (319+ words) Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry is investigating irregularities in payments owed to the Australian Government, the Australian High Commission in Colombo said, noting that Sri Lankan authorities are coordinating with Australian counterparts, who are assisting the probe. The High Commission added…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (435+ words) Sri Lanka experienced 14, 960, 244 local malware incidents on user computers during 2025, with 37. 4% of users in the country attacked by threats spread through removable USB drives, CDs, DVDs, and other offline methods, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin." This places Sri…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (175+ words) 09 Apr 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya The Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning over a sharp increase in online scams targeting young individuals during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season, particularly those linked to fake Avurudu Kumari…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1560+ words) 05 Apr 2026 | By Faizer Shaheid The Government is actively accelerating its transition towards a comprehensive digital economy. However, this ambitious modernisation effort is currently navigating significant hurdles, ranging from severe technical breakdowns at critical State departments to an alarming rise in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (115+ words) 16 Mar 2026 | BY Staff Writer Leading cybersecurity strategist Asela Waidyalankara has issued a warning to the public about a fraudulent website impersonating the official Fuel Pass platform." Taking to "X, he emphasised that the fake site is intentionally designed to deceive…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (176+ words) 13 Mar 2026 | BY Staff Writer As the festive season approaches, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SL CERT) has issued a public advisory urging caution when engaging with online advertisements and offers. Senior Information Security Engineer at SL CERT, Charuka…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (393+ words) 08 Mar 2026 | " By Shenal Fernando A new enforcement date for the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) No. 9 of 2022 is likely to be determined by the end of March following the appointment of Dimuth Atapattu as Director General of the Data Protection…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (652+ words) 05 Mar 2026 | BY Staff Writer Tik Tok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2 EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe. E2 EE means only the sender and recipient of a direct message can…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (139+ words) 27 Feb 2026 | BY Staff Writer Several Whats App Web users have reported difficulties logging into their accounts, with the issue appearing to affect primarily i Phone users. According to outage-monitoring platform Downdetector, 25 reports were recorded regarding the disruption, suggesting the problem…...