Systemic Risk
El Niño is a "systemic shock" that could wreck semiconductor supply chains, the WEF warns
“Crises no longer arrive neatly or sequentially. They overlap, compound, and amplify one another.”
Government
AI
Bureaucracy-as-a-service: The grim, grey future of AI government
From courts to call centres, AI is spreading across the public sector. We examine the UK government’s plans and the risks of an automated state.
Cyberwar
Russia is secretly waging a cyberwar against the UK, GCHQ chief claims
Moscow-linked threat actors are allegedly targeting supply chains and critical infrastructure in undeclared hybrid warfare operations.
Financial Systems
European Central Bank summons lenders over AI security threat to banking infrastructure
Financial chiefs rush to address the risk of automated exploits and accelerated cyber attacks following the release of Anthropic’s Mythos.
Security
fast16 exposed: Cyber sabotage malware first teased in NSA leaks could be older than Stuxnet
"This forces a re‑evaluation of the timeline for serious nation-state covert cyber sabotage operations".
Security
Nation-state actors now behind majority of serious UK incidents, NCSC security chief warns
" Intelligence and military agencies are displaying an eye-watering level of sophistication in their cyber operations."
Government
Government security leaders are still sharing sensitive information on WhatsApp
"Consumer applications were never designed to protect confidentiality or meet the demands of high-security environments."
Financial Systems
Bank of England warns of risks lurking in “opaque and hidden corners” of the financial system
"Shocks can arrive with little warning and the vulnerabilities that preceded past crises have not disappeared, but re-emerged elsewhere."
AI
Worried about Mythos and the AI apocalypse? Don't panic: The UK government has written a letter
Westminster responds to a new Anthropic model that's been (over)hyped as an omen of imminent cybersecurity doom.
Critical Infrastructure
Ex-Lord Mayor “alarmed” over government's response to Atlantic undersea cable risks
"Was this the first meeting that senior ministers have had with senior industry figures?"
Financial Systems
AI agents move into credit broking as regulators sharpen their knives
World's first Agentic Credit Broking Protocol sets a standard for financial services bots as they take on mission-critical roles in lending.
Cyberwar
Russian cyber-spies target UK and European officials via messaging apps
High-risk figures warned to exercise extreme caution when using WhatsApp, Signal and other third-party applications.