Minister of Public Administration Chandana Abeyratne says a complaint has been lodged with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding the cyber‑attack on the Ministry of Public Administration website.
According to media reports, he said the complaint was made through the intervention of the Ministry Secretary.
It was reported that the cyber attackers attempted to auction data on the website in order to obtain money.
However, Minister Abeyratne clarified that no highly sensitive data was compromised, and only some public information had fallen into the hands of another party.
The minister confirmed that the CID is now investigating the matter.
He further revealed that the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) has also commenced a separate inquiry into the incident. (Newswire)