Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Finance (COPF) is set to reconvene to investigate the disappearance of US$2.5 million from the national Treasury, allegedly stolen by cyber criminals.
The parliamentary committee has summoned both the Treasury Secretary and the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to provide testimony and clarify the circumstances surrounding the breach.
The probe marks a significant escalation in the scrutiny of state financial security, as lawmakers seek to determine how the funds were accessed and whether existing safeguards failed.
The involvement of the CBSL Governor underscores the potential systemic implications of the incident, suggesting that the breach may have exploited vulnerabilities within the broader financial infrastructure rather than being an isolated administrative error.
This development adds to growing concerns over digital security in public sector finance across the region.
While the immediate focus is on recovering the lost funds and identifying the perpetrators, the incident highlights the increasing sophistication of cyber threats targeting government assets.