Sri Lankan authorities have reportedly recovered only USD 200 from the missing USD 2.5 million that was transferred to scammers following a cyber breach linked to the Ministry of Finance computer system.
According to Sunday Times newspaper, Sri Lankan authorities had sought assistance from U.S. authorities to trace the missing funds, which had allegedly been transferred from the Treasury to overseas bank accounts.
Part of the money had reportedly been traced to a bank account in Delaware, USA, while another portion was linked to a bank in a different state.
However, authorities were informed that the Delaware account was empty, while only USD 200 remained in the second account.
The recovered amount is expected to be transferred back to Sri Lanka, reports said. (Newswire)