Hackers specialised in attacking banks and other business institutions has hit again, and this time they’ve breached a computer system of a private university in Homagama
Two foreign nationals have been arrested for illegally transferring a sum of Rs 130 million by hacking into the system of a private university in Homagama.
They were remanded until tomorrow Thursday 06 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.
Sri Lanka Police revealed that a suspect had hacked into the system of the private university and transferred Rs 30 million from the University’s private bank account in Kirulapona to another bank account.
Thereafter the suspect had attempted to transfer a sum of Rs 100 million from the university account to the account of a private company owned by two foreign nationals.
It was during the second attempt the Criminal Investigations Department tracked down the suspect and arrested him on the 24th of January.
The Police Media Division said the man is a resident from Gampola and Rs 1.6 million of the ransack was found in a bank account under his name in Gampola. This suspect was remanded until the 13th of February.
Sri Lanka Police warned the general public to be extremely cautious when disclosing their bank details, passwords and user-names for online bank transactions and payments.
Sri Lanka Police added, it is paramount to ensure the website one accesses is a safe and secure website.
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