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HelaPay crosses Rs. 5 billion in transactions, fivefold growth
HelaPay has surpassed Rs. 5 billion in cumulative transactions through the Helakuru SuperApp — fivefold growth from the Rs. 1bn mark reached in two years.
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Cabinet Approves Bill to Set Up National Cyber Security Regulatory Authority
Cabinet has cleared a bill to establish a National Cyber Security Regulatory Authority, with the draft expected to reach Parliament in two to three months.
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TRCSL to Build Independent System to Verify Telecom Coverage
Telecom regulator will stand up its own coverage monitoring system this year and stop relying on operator-supplied data, DG Bandula Herath says.
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Sri Lanka-founded Virtusa eyes $1 billion India IPO at $7 billion valuation
EQT-backed IT services firm Virtusa, founded in Sri Lanka in 1996, plans an Indian IPO of at least $1 billion following a roadshow in the second half of 2026.
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Government Issues Digital Guidelines for Remote Public Service Delivery
Digital Economy and Public Administration ministries issue interim guidelines directing state institutions to adopt IT tools and remote service delivery.
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Digital Trust Alliance Urges President to Build Cybersecurity Governance Framework After Treasury Breach
Digital Trust Alliance and professional bodies wrote to President AKD urging structured cybersecurity governance after the USD 2.5M Treasury heist.
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Musk vs OpenAI Trial Begins With Jury Selection Near San Francisco
Jury selection has begun in Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing OpenAI and Sam Altman of betraying the AI lab's original nonprofit mission.
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10 Sri Lanka ICT Firms Net $2mn in Prospects at Japan IT Week 2026
Ten Sri Lankan ICT companies generated over USD 2 million in business prospects and 300+ leads at Japan IT Week Spring 2026 in Tokyo, the EDB said.
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DRP Warns Public of Fake 'drpgov-lk.com' Website and Phone Scam Targeting Digital ID Data
Department of Registration of Persons warns of a fake website and scam numbers harvesting personal data under the guise of Digital ID registration.
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Sri Lanka Fast-Tracks NCSOC Cybersecurity Integration for 25 State Institutions
Digital Economy Ministry says only 12 of 37 cabinet-approved bodies are connected so far; push follows Treasury and Public Admin cyber incidents.
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OpenAI Apologises for Not Alerting Police to Canada Mass Shooter's ChatGPT Account
Sam Altman says OpenAI is 'deeply sorry' for not alerting police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's banned ChatGPT account; BC premier calls apology insufficient.
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HNB, Standard Chartered, Sampath, DFCC, PanAsia Warn of Look-Alike Phishing Sites
Five Sri Lankan banks issued simultaneous warnings on Friday over a coordinated phishing campaign using look-alike websites to steal customer credentials.
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Sri Lanka to Launch First Digital Motor Insurance Card from May 1
Finance Ministry will replace plastic insurance cards with a digital version from May 1, in collaboration with IRCSL, IASL and Sri Lanka Police.
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Treasury Fraud Was Phishing and Impersonation, Not System Hack: Deputy Minister
Digital Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says the $2.5M Treasury fraud was a phishing scam using a fake domain; Harsha de Silva calls it gross incompetence.
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CID and SLCERT Probe Cyberattack on Public Administration Ministry Website
Minister Chandana Abeyratne lodges CID complaint after attackers attempted to auction data from the Ministry of Public Administration website.
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Microsoft and Meta Cut Thousands of Jobs as AI Spending Climbs
Meta lays off around 8,000 workers while Microsoft offers voluntary redundancy to about 8,750 as both firms funnel capital into AI.
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Department for Registration of Persons Warns of Fraudsters Misusing NIC Office Name
Scammers using NIC Office lookalike hotlines and a fake e-NIC app to steal personal data; Department for Registration of Persons issues public warning.
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Police warn of new banking scam spreading via WhatsApp and Telegram APKs
Sri Lanka Police warn of malicious .apk files disguised as wedding invitations or lottery notices that read OTPs and drain victims' bank accounts.
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Sri Lanka's First Online Safety Act Case Concludes in Colombo
Colombo Chief Magistrate makes permanent conditional orders against two respondents in the first case ever filed under Sri Lanka's Online Safety Act.
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Fintech Expert: Treasury's $2.5M Loss Was Business Email Compromise, Not a Hack
A fintech analyst told The Island the $2.5M diversion was likely Business Email Compromise via altered payment instructions, not a deep cyber intrusion.
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Police Warn of Fake SriLankan Airlines App Stealing Banking Credentials and Biometrics
Sri Lanka Police say a malicious 'SriLankan.apk' distributed via WhatsApp acts as a banking trojan, capturing OTPs, PINs and biometric data.
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Apple's Tim Cook to Step Down as CEO in September; Ternus to Succeed
Apple announced Tim Cook will become executive chairman and John Ternus will succeed him as CEO effective September 1, ending Cook's 15-year tenure.
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Minuwangoda Suspect Arrested Over Rs. 1 Million Fake Bank Website Fraud
The CCID North Western Unit arrested a 22-year-old Minuwangoda suspect over a fake bank website fraud that netted Rs. 1,000,024.
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National ID card issuance resumes as DRP restores computer system
One-day and regular NIC services are operational again after a three-day computer system breakdown that began April 17, the DRP confirmed.