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PRIVATE CREDIT AT A CROSSROADS
Liquidity Pressure, Credit Deterioration and the Emerging Risks of AI Infrastructure Financing Private credit—the provision of business loans by investment funds and other non-bank lenders—continues to attract scrutiny. The latest evidence suggests that the sector is...
A Second Wave of Attacks Target European Supermarket Freezers
A wave of coordinated cyberattacks has crippled the refrigeration and freezer systems of numerous supermarkets across Europe Blood Bank hit in France Governments have upgraded the levels of preparedness recommending minimum 72 hours of food supplies Over the past...
UK Small Businesses Face Critical Gaps in Cyber Insurance Cover
New research from Hiscox reveals a concerning protection gap affecting hundreds of thousands of UK small businesses. An estimated 754,000 small enterprises may be missing core insurance cover, with more than half (55%) lacking essential policies such as professional...
Microsoft Warns AI Agents Pose Insider Risks
Microsoft is advising organisations to view AI agents as potential insider threats. This is not necessarily because these tools are inherently malicious, but because they possess the capability to access sensitive corporate data, applications, and tools. Furthermore,...
The $6.3 Billion Binance Heist: When Financial Controls Fail
Customer protection, prospects for recovery, security weaknesses and the challenge of state-sponsored cybercrime The theft of approximately $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance on October 29, 2026, raises questions extending far beyond the cryptocurrency...