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Cyberattack prompts investigation at Sri Lanka finance ministry

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that hackers gained unauthorized access to a computer system belonging to the Department of External Resources, prompting an investigation by law enforcement authorities.

23 Apr 2026-11:19
Booking.com warns of possible customer data breach

Booking.com has warned some of its customers that their personal information may have been accessed by unauthorised third parties, raising renewed concerns about the security of travellers’ data.

13 Apr 2026-14:16
France eyes 36B euro defense budget boost

France plans to increase its defense budget by 36 billion euros ($39 billion) by 2030, according to a proposal unveiled Wednesday by the Defense Ministry.

08 Apr 2026-16:22
Iran allegedly hacks Israeli rail system, network taken offline

Iran has reportedly hacked and disabled Israel’s railway system in a cyberattack targeting the country’s rail infrastructure, forcing the network offline.

12 Mar 2026-15:56
Japan Airlines says up to 28,000 users affected by data breach

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that its reservation system for a baggage delivery service was accessed without authorization, potentially exposing the personal information of up to 28,000 customers.

11 Feb 2026-10:08
Türkiye detains 305 suspects in major anti-drug raids

Turkish security forces detained 305 suspected drug dealers on Tuesday in large-scale operations targeting narcotics networks that operated via encrypted messaging applications and social media platforms.

10 Feb 2026-15:52
Sri Lanka sees surge in online fraud and cyber complaints

Sri Lanka’s national cyber response body recorded more than 12,650 complaints related to social media misuse and cyber incidents in 2025, highlighting the growing risks faced by the public online.

01 Jan 2026-19:08
Massive data leak: 183 million email accounts affected

Security expert Troy Hunt has added a massive new dataset to the Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) database, revealing 183 million email accounts with leaked login details.

27 Oct 2025-10:47
Jaguar Land Rover hack costs UK economy $2.55 billion

The August cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by India’s Tata Motors, has cost the UK economy 1.9 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) and affected over 5,000 organisations, according to a report by the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) released Wednesday.

22 Oct 2025-11:48
British security minister pledges tougher action against cyber crime, fraud

10 Sep 2025-18:37

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