Websites of at least eleven institutions in Sri Lanka hit by cyber attacks

From cyware.com

Several .lk and .com websites belonging to different institutions in Sri Lanka were defaced in the cyber attack.
However, none of the gov.lk websites are affected by the attack.

Cybercriminals have defaced websites of at least 11 institutions in Sri Lanka in a recent cyber attack. The list of affected organizations includes the Kuwait Embassy in the country.

What’s the matter?

In a conversation, Ravindu Meegasmulla, the Information Security Engineer of Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) confirmed that several .lk and .com websites belonging to different institutions in Sri Lanka had faced a cyber attack. This resulted in web defacement, Daily News reported.