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The second cyber-attack was carried out on 18 May 2021. [4] The website of the Chinese Embassy operating in Sri Lanka, The websites of the Health Ministry, Energy Ministry and the Rajarata University websites were affected by this cyberattack. [5] This cyber attack conducted by a group called 'Tamil Eelam Cyber Force'. [6]
An Act to establish the Online Safety Commission; to provide safety from prohibited statements made online; to prevent the use of online accounts and inauthentic online accounts for prohibited purposes; to make provisions to identify and declare online locations used for prohibited purposes in Sri Lanka; to suppress the financing and other support of communication of prohibited statements and ...
Cybercrime losses more than doubled from 2020 to 2022, according to the FBI's 2022 Internet Crime Report. While the number of complaints remained mostly constant (652,000 annually on average), the ...
The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 (abbreviated PDPA) is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. [1] The Act aims to protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors.
2022 Sri Lankan protests: Another curfew is imposed at 7.00 p.m. until 7.00 a.m next morning, but would later be extended by three days. [90] [91] 10 May 2022 Sri Lankan protests: Amidst the violent clashes, the vehicle in which MP Kumara Welgama was travelling in is attacked by a group of individuals in the area of Makumbura. Welgama was given ...
A record $12.5 billion in losses from online scams were reported to the FBI in 2023, fueled by a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud, the bureau said in a report released Wednesday.
Sri Lanka: Created: 1833: ... up from 130 in 2022. Cybercrime: The NWP recorded 250 cybercrime cases in 2023, a rise from 200 in 2022. ... North-Western Provincial ...
Internet censorship in Sri Lanka is conducted under a variety of laws, judicial processes, regulations and more. In Sri Lanka, internet censorship is mostly executed by blocking access to specific sites as well as the use of laws which criminalize publication or possession of certain types of material, including regulations against terrorism and pornography.