Cyberattacks Archives - Lanka Business News

March 12, 2025

Sri Lanka is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting businesses’ financial transactions, with 9,218 incidents of financial phishing detected in 2024 alone, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin. This figure highlights the growing sophistication of cybercriminals who are targeting businesses with deceptive online tactics designed to steal sensitive financial information. Financial phishing attacks, which involve […]

May 14, 2024

Rate of Ransomware Attacks Falls Slightly, But Recovery Costs Hit $2.73 million Apr. 30, 2024 – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey report, which found that the average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year. Organizations that paid the […]

December 21, 2022

In a world dominated by technology, we have seen rise in cyberattacks, both in terms of volume as well as complexity. The Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 revealed alarming findings that showed that 78% of surveyed organisations in India were hit by ransomware. In addition, more than 90% of Indian organisations that […]

April 18, 2022

Understanding the entire length of the attack chain and how vulnerabilities in each of its links can compromise the security of your network. By Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet. Effectively defending against cyberattacks today requires security teams to work smarter rather than harder. Cybercriminal strategies target every […]

March 8, 2022

By Christopher Budd The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale. The concern is reasonable: there’s simply no way to know what’s going to happen next. And the concern stems not just from nation-state actors and their proxies: cybercriminals, […]

Sri Lanka faced rising threats of financial phishing attacks in 2024

Ransomware Payments Increase 500% In the Last Year: Sophos

Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

Understanding Cyberattacks and Fourteen Discrete Links in an Attack Chain.

Keep calm and carry on: Five tips to better protect yourself during the current Russia-Ukraine Crisis