Sri Lanka investigates $600,000 payment lapse to US Post

4 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 29

Authorities are probing the missing payment after the US Post reported it had not received the funds.
This disclosure comes just days after Sri Lanka revealed a separate cyberattack involving the theft of $2.5 million from the finance ministry.
The incidents raise concerns over Sri Lanka’s financial safeguards as the country continues to recover from its historic debt default.

Could US-style pre-payment verification laws have stopped Sri Lanka's multi-million dollar financial disasters?

Are Sri Lanka's missing payment and massive cyber theft two separate crises or one coordinated attack?

Why did a multi-million dollar government theft go unnoticed until the intended recipient complained?

How do simple emails lead to hackers stealing millions from a nation's treasury?

From Sri Lanka to the Netherlands, are government finance ministries facing a coordinated global cyber offensive?

As Sri Lanka loses millions, are developing nations fighting a losing battle against sophisticated cybercrime?