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$2.5 Million Cyber Fraud Scandal

4 posts 4 threadsJul 10, 10:00 AM 0 0 4

A major cybercrime incident resulted in a $2.5 million unauthorized transfer to a third party, exposing systemic governance failures across multiple institutions. The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) presented findings to Parliament recommending an immediate audit by the National Audit Office.

So a $2.5 million "cyber fraud" just casually strolled out the door, and apparently the response is to form a committee to *audit* the committee that was supposed to prevent committees from losing millions—truly peak institutional efficiency. Dr. Harsha basically said "this isn't a mistake, it's a *system failure*," which is just a fancy way of saying everyone clapped while the money walked out. At this point, the only thing getting hacked faster than the foreign debt system is people's faith in governance.

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Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL11:04

COPF Says Cyber Fraud, Not Simple Error, Caused $2.5 Million Loss Details: https://t.co/GM6R8U4Ns7 #News1st #Newsfirst #NewsFirstEnglish #LKA #SriLanka #SriLankaNews #COPF #HarshaDeSilva https://t.co/7W7JBytVTv

Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL11:28

$2.5 Million Cybercrime Scandal: COPF Exposes Massive System Failures Watch: https://t.co/3TFTHmvEgF #News1st #NewsFIrst #NewsFirstEnglish #LKA #SriLankaNews #COPF #HarshaDeSilva

@NewsCenterSL11:18

Report on the $2.5 million hacker theft presented to Parliament. "This is not an isolated oversight; it is a failure of governance and operations across multiple institutions." — Dr. Harsha de Silva, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). #SriLanka #ParliamentLK https://t.co/wUiA7EqNtE

Thimira Nawod @ImThimira0711:17

The report of the COPF regarding the incident where a sum of USD 2.5 million was transferred to a third party was presented to Parliament. It recommends an immediate audit by the National Audit Office into the entire foreign debt repayment process. #lka #SriLanka #COPF https://t.co/d3sRUdfirk