Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Department of Pensions has issued a statement regarding a ransomware attack on its information technology systems during the first week of April.

The statement clarified that while the Pensions Department had implemented technical solutions for online service delivery through its pension management system since around 2016, and had cybersecurity measures in place, an immediate investigation was launched via the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) as soon as the incident was reported.

The department's statement confirmed that efforts to restore the online information systems are already underway, ensuring that no operations were disrupted due to this cyber-attack.

Furthermore, current observatio...