A 21-year-old was arrested in Beliatta over Facebook groups sharing images of women and children. He was granted bail on Friday on two Rs. 1m personal bonds.
The Women and Child Affairs Ministry has referred an alleged network selling private images of women and children to police, as SLCERT escalates links to Meta.
The settlement ends a landmark federal trial and caps teen use of Facebook and Instagram at two hours a day, with a midnight-to-6am blackout.
Taiwanese prosecutors charge senior managers at Nvidia, Supermicro and local firms over the alleged illegal resale of AI servers to Chinese buyers.
The Department of Motor Traffic will test brakes, headlights and tyres alongside emissions, and is recruiting about 300 technicians for the rollout.
Sri Lanka CERT and the Police IT Division ran awareness programmes for officers in Galle, Matara and Tangalle as part of an island-wide push.
Sri Lanka Police say the online system is working again. Applicants who used the emergency email route must resubmit and pay the normal fee.
The Digital Economy Ministry says the first National Digital ID will be issued this year, with nationwide rollout targeted for completion by August 2027.
Harini Amarasuriya warned that poorly designed rollouts waste devices and money, and told planners to start with a limited number of schools.
With the Police Clearance Division's database down since Thursday, applicants can now email forms to [email protected] with no payment upfront.
The group ran sessions for final-year students at Eastern University's Trincomalee Campus and ESOFT Metro Campus on AI, careers and the future of work.
GovPay becomes mandatory for vehicle fines from September; first digital ID rollout confirmed by year-end.
Trials set for Colombo and Katunayake routes next month, with commercial flights pending safety approvals.
Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says the first digital ID is due within months, with 17 million cardholders moved across within about two years.
Sri Lanka CERT says fraudsters posing as Central Bank and FCID officials are using forged letters to trick depositors into transferring their savings.
Fraudsters advertise cement and asbestos sheets below market rates, arrange delivery through a genuine dealer, then divert the buyer's payment, police say.
Six planets will arc across the pre-dawn sky as the Perseid meteor shower peaks under a new moon, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute says.
Sri Lanka CERT says attackers are seizing WhatsApp accounts on iPhones running iOS below 16.7.12 without any action by the victim, and urges immediate updates.
Circular 01/2026 tells state institutions how to prepare for the Personal Data Protection Act provisions taking effect on 1 January 2027.
The Public Security Minister said a fresh procurement process has begun for the PKI security system after the earlier tender was cancelled over shortcomings.
Sri Lanka CERT says an extortion operation believed to be run from India grooms victims on Instagram before blackmailing them with recorded video calls.
Judge calls Meta a 'public nuisance'; court orders $942 million payout in child safety case. Meta plans appeal.
The TRC will impose number portability by direction if operators fail to agree by end-September, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne says.
PickMe launches Colombo Connect travel platform at Lotus Tower, targeting Rs. 30 billion in annual activity.