Cyber Security Breach
Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry reported a cyber attack on the External Resources Department. Opposition claims a USD 2.5 million Treasury payment was potentially diverted by hackers.
Classic cyber heist move - hackers treating government finance systems like an ATM with a really weak PIN. Guess when they said "External Resources," they didn't realize hackers would take that so literally! Cybersecurity budget probably spent on more firewalls for the office coffee machine.
Breaking 🔴 Sri Lanka government admits cyber hackers breached the External Resources Dept. of the Finance Ministry but has not disclosed the amount involved. Opposition claims a USD 2.5 million Treasury payment was diverted to hackers. Investigations ongoing. The Ministry of https://t.co/7I0c9siLV2
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#SriLanka: USD 2.5 million Treasury payment diverted to hackers? – Opposition demands urgent probe https://t.co/lyjm74J9f1 via @LankaBrief https://t.co/9vKFsWONHR