Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) today (07) has issued a public warning regarding a significant increase in online scams and financial fraud attempts circulating across social media platforms during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season.

Sri Lanka CERT has observed that cybercriminals are actively exploiting the festive period when online engagement is at its peak to manipulate public trust and target unsuspecting individuals, according to a statement.

These scams are carefully crafted to take advantage of seasonal goodwill, urgency, and heightened digital interactions.

According to Sri Lanka CERT, a growing number of complaints have been reported involving fraudulent scheme...