As you may be aware, the LK Domain Registration System was shut down for maintenance following a cyber-attack last Saturday. We have identified shortcomings in our security mechanisms, and have updated our systems to mitigate these vulnerabilities. A number of other security improvements have also been implemented. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

The domain registration system is now back on-line, however this time limited services will be available. If you encounter any difficulties, please send a message, with a screenshot, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We recommend you reset your password by visiting My Profile > Change Password when you first log-in to the system.

Update 4 on

Domain Registration System Issue of 6th February

2021-02-12

The LK Domain Registry maintains the Top-Level country code domains .LK, .ලංකා and .இலங்கை. In addition to the servers which run the domain name system - DNS, the Registry maintains a registration system through which customers may register new domains, renew domains, change details of their domains, etc.

In the early morning of Sat 6th February, we received an alert of unauthorised changes to some domain names in .lk. This was immediately investigated by our team, who determined that around 10 domain names had been modified to point to a new IP address. Access to the LK domain registration systems was restricted to prevent further damage. Once the changes were identified, our team immediately reverted the changes to their previous settings. This was completed within 90 minutes.

This issue was immediately reported to our security partner, TechCERT, who started investigations together with the LK technical and the operations teams. It was identified that the changes were done remotely by accessing the Domain Registration system. TechCERT was able to identify that the incident was done by:

1. compromising of the credentials of one system user account and
2. bypassing of the restrictions which normally prevent the admin interface from being accessed from the Internet.

There is no evidence of any other unauthorised access to our systems. We have also not found any evidence of changes to any .LK websites, or of any information being stolen from any other .LK websites. We have not found any substantial evidence that any malware had been distributed via the website pointed to by the attackers. However investigations are on-going.

Together with TechCERT, we have identified shortcomings in our security mechanisms, and have updated our systems to mitigate these vulnerabilities. A number of other security improvements have also been implemented. Our domain registration systems are now back on-line. If you have any issue in using our systems, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. together with a screenshot if needed.  If you need any further information or assistance, please call us on 0114-216-061 or contact us on the above e-mail address.

When you first log-in to the system after it is back on-line, we recommend you reset your password by visiting My Profile > Change Password .

We are continuing our investigations, and will issue further updates as needed. We thank you for your patience and support during this incident, and assure you of our continued commitment to provide reliable domain registry services.

Domain Registrar
LK Domain Registry

Update 3 on Domain Registration System Issue of 6th February
2021-02-10

The LK Domain Registry maintains the Top-Level country code domains .LK, .ලංකා and .இலங்கை. In addition to the servers which run the domain name system - DNS, the Registry maintains a registration system through which customers may register new domains, renew domains, change details of their domains, etc.

In the early morning of Sat 6th February, we received an alert of unauthorised changes to some domain names in .lk. This was immediately investigated by our team, who determined that around 10 domain names had been modified to point to a new IP address. Access to the LK domain registration systems were temporarily restricted to prevent further damage. Once the changes were identified, our team immediately reverted the changes to their previous settings. This was completed within 90 minutes.

This issue was immediately reported to our security partner, TechCERT, who immediately started the investigation together with the LK technical and the operations teams. It was identified that the changes were done remotely by accessing the Domain Registration system. TechCERT was able to identify that the incident was done by:

1. compromising of the credentials of one system user account and
2. bypassing of the restrictions which normally prevent the admin interface from being accessed from the Internet.

There is no evidence of any other unauthorised access to our systems. We have also not found any evidence of changes to any .LK websites, or of any information being stolen from any other .LK websites. We have not found any substantial evidence that any malware had been distributed via the website pointed to by the attackers. However investigations are on-going.

The DNS system continued running uninterrupted. Our telephone lines were manned from 8.00 a.m. on Saturday, and answered a large number of calls from customers, resellers, media, etc. Urgent changes are being performed manually.

Together with TechCERT, we have identified shortcomings in our security mechanisms, and have updated our systems to mitigate these vulnerabilities. A number of other security improvements have also been identified, and are being implemented. We will bring our domain registration systems back on-line shortly, as soon as these improvements are completed. However, in the meantime, please send any urgent requests to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . If you need any further information or assistance, please call us on 0114-216-061 or contact us on the above e-mail. For media related queries please call on 0114-216-062.

When you first log-in to the system after it is back on-line, we recommend you reset your password.

We are continuing our investigations, and will issue further updates as needed. We thank you for your patience and support during this incident, and assure you of our continued commitment to provide reliable domain registry services.

Domain Registrar
LK Domain Registry

The LK Domain Registry will be closed from 25th to 29th December 2020. Please email your urgent queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will attend as soon as possible. Normal operations will resume on 30th December 2020.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We also take this opportunity to wish each one of you a Great Festive Season, and a safe, prosperous New Year 2021!

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• Gold Award
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• Silver Award
  https://www.primelands.lk
• Bronze Award
  https://hodabass.lk/en

Visit  https://www.bestweb.lk/2020-winners/ for Winners of BestWeb.lk 2020. 

The LK Domain Registry will function with a skeleton staff on 14th of August 2020 due to a pre arranged event of LK Domain Registry staff. As such please email your queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will attend as soon as possible.

Normal operations will resume on the 17th of August 2020.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING LIMITED OPERATIONS OF LK DOMAIN REGISTRY

Due to the Police Curfew imposed at present and to ensure compliance with the Social Distancing measures in order to protect the health and safety of the society at large from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, our office will be closed until Further Notice.

Thereafter, Office will have limited physical hours of operation until the health concerns comes back to normal.

We kindly request all our valued customers to use our website www.domains.lk and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in corresponding with us and we will attend to your queries as soon as possible. You may also call us on -114-216-061. To make payments, please use the online payment options as much as possible.

While advising to Stay Safe, we apologize for any inconvenience the above may cause.

The LK Domain Registry will function with a skeleton staff on 10th of December 2019 (second half) due to a prearranged event of LK Domain Registry staff. As such please email your queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will attend as soon as possible.

Normal operations will resume on 12th of December 2019.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.