companionship allegedly hacked as reported by Blackfog with details: The bank of Ceylons online systems were forced offline, causing online banking to live down for an entire daytime with customer service being unresponsive. Reports suggested that the bank had been bang by a malware attack, however BOCs infosec team denied the claim, stating that it was a glitch in the month-end process causing the issues. A ransomware gang known as Cloak claimed responsibility for the assail on its leak site, writing that BOC decided to address up the leak and close their eyes and ears as if nothing happened. The group also noted that compromised sensitive and personal data was available for download, posting an image of a staff defrayal request as proof of claims.