Sri Lanka, Nov. 21 -- Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament yesterday (20) that around 25 cases of computer cyber crimes are reported daily.

The Minister in response to a question raised by MP Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy emphasised that there are more complaints about cyber crimes, especially in the Northern Province.

"There were 24 cyber-crimes reported in the Northern Province in 2020, 577 in 2021, 654 in 2022, 472 in 2023, and 1,539 in 2024. "A total of 2,368 cyber-crimes had been reported up to October 31, 2025", the Minister said.

The Minister also revealed that computer crime sub-units have been established under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), primarily at Police headquar...