Sri Lanka — Cyber Threat Profile
Sri Lanka's cybersecurity posture is developing but uneven, shaped by digitalization of government services and financial systems alongside constrained institutional capacity. The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) leads national incident response, threat advisories, and public-sector coordination. The country operates under the National Cyber Security Strategy (2019–2023, under revision), prioritizing critical infrastructure protection, cybercrime legislation, and workforce development. Financial services and telecom sectors face the highest incident volume, including ransomware and banking fraud. Geopolitically, Sri Lanka's strategic Indian Ocean position raises espionage risk linked to regional power competition. Capability gaps persist in threat intelligence integration, regulatory enforcement, and OT/ICS security maturity.- National CERT/CSIRT: Sri Lanka CERT
- Data protection authority: Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka (source: CNIL)
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 448.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 54.6% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Sri Lanka
- Fishing Elephant APT
- Sidewinder APT
- BlackNevas Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Payload Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Titan Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- World Leaks Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Donot Team APT
- Winnti Group APT
Most targeted sectors
- Agriculture & Food 2 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 2 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 2 incident(s)
- Financial Services 1 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 1 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Abans Group 2026-07-01 · Consumer Services
- Abans Group 2026-06-29 · Consumer Services
- Synex International Pvt Ltd 2026-06-01
- SIRILAK SEAFOOD (PW) LTD. 2026-05-30 · Agriculture and Food Production
- Ceywater Consultants 2026-05-01 · Business Services
- Marino Food Products Pvt 2026-04-16 · Agriculture and Food Production
- NKAR Travels & Tours 2026-03-30 · Hospitality and Tourism
- MAS Holdings 2025-11-21 · Manufacturing
- Cargills Bank 2025-03-20 · Financial Services
- Richardson 2025-01-19 · Business Services