Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has received more than 12,650 complaints related to social media misuse and cybersecurity incidents in 2025.

According to Sri Lanka CERT, this represents a significant rise in online fraud, digital fraud, and cyber harassment when compared to prior years.

According to Charuka Damunupola, the Lead Information Security Engineer of Sri Lanka CERT, a significant proportion of the complaints involve fake accounts, hacked accounts, and financial scams carried out through social media platforms.

Hateful or abusive content and adults' sexual harassment and related content also feature highly among the complaints. He also said that there has been a noticeable ...