Sri Lanka Probes $2.5 Million Hack of Finance Ministry Funds

Sri Lanka is probing the theft of $2.5 million by hackers who breached the Finance Ministry’s computer systems, Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma said on Thursday.

“The hackers intervened into the communication and managed to divert funds,” Suriyapperuma said at a press conference in Colombo. “Law enforcement authorities are probing whether it is home grown or hacking from outside of Sri Lanka.”