Sri Lanka Railways Website Targets Thousands of Cyberattacks Post-Launch

• Incident Overview: The newly launched Sri Lanka Railways website was bombarded with thousands of cyberattacks within hours of going live on Sunday, targeting the online train timetable system. • System Impact & Mitigation: Sri Lanka Railways temporarily disabled the affected timetable section as a precautionary measure to contain the breach. Officials confirmed the attack was strictly limited to the timetable platform, leaving other sections of the website unaffected. • Current Status & Recovery: Technical teams responded rapidly to secure and restore the systems. According to Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake, the website has remained operational. Provisional dashboard data from June 15 indicated continued user engagement despite the disruption, recording 1,530 requests, 1,523 pending requests, and 1,529 registrations. Technical teams are continuing security reinforcement to bring the timetable system safely back online.