Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 -- 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. This represents a significant rise in online frauds, digital fraud and cyber harassment when compared to prior years.
According to Lead Information Security Engineer of Sri Lanka CERT Charuka Damunupola, 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 content also feature high among the complaints. He also said that there has also been a noticeable increase in general scams and the dissemina...