SRI LANKA INVESTIGATES $2.5M FINANCE MINISTRY HACK
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Sri Lanka's government is investigating a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $2.5 million from the Finance Ministry's systems. Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma confirmed the breach on Thursday.
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