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The Evolving Threat: How Digital Fraud is Reshaping Financial Security in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Escalates Fraud Alert as 'Pig-Butchering' Cyber Scams Surge.

International Investigation Tracks Stolen $2.5 Million Treasury Funds to Delaware.

Government Authorities Probe Series of Financial Irregularities and Project Data Manipulation.

Uncovering the $2.5 Million Finance Ministry Heist and Subsequent Institutional Crisis.

A String of High-Stakes Financial Frauds Rock Sri Lanka’s Economic Landscape.

Sri Lanka is grappling with a series of significant financial irregularities, including a massive internal bank fraud and multiple government-level payment security breaches, raising urgent concerns over governance and oversight.

Sri Lanka Treasury Investigates $2.5 Million Cyber Fraud Incident.

Government Clarifies Treasury Financial Loss as Phishing Scam, Not Cyber Intrusion.

Digital Economy Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne clarifies that the $2.5 million Treasury financial breach was the result of a sophisticated phishing attack rather than a technical system hack.

Six Apprehended in Major Narcotics and Counterfeit Currency Bust.

Finance Ministry Initiates CID Probe Following Cyber Breach and Unauthorized Fund Transfer.

US Government Launches $10 Million Bounty to Dismantle Myanmar-Based Cyber Scam Networks.

Government Investigating Major Cyber Heist at External Resources Department.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance is investigating a cyber breach at the External Resources Department, where hackers allegedly diverted a significant foreign currency payment. Authorities have involved the CID, SL-CERT, and the Financial Intelligence Unit.