Finance & MarketsTODAY'S PULSE
Today's finance and markets coverage reveals growing wealth inequality with billionaires set to reach 4,000 by 2031, while cybersecurity breaches and financial scams pose increasing risks to individuals and institutions.
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Key Points
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The global billionaire count could surge from 3,110 to nearly 4,000 by 2031, reflecting what analysts call a 'deep structural acceleration' in wealth creation worldwide.
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A British woman died in Ghana after being scammed out of up to £1 million in a series of fraudulent schemes, highlighting the deadly consequences of sophisticated financial fraud.
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Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to target UK firms in espionage attacks, prompting the National Cyber Security Centre to warn companies to increase vigilance.
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Confidential health records of half a million British volunteers from the UK Biobank project were advertised for sale on Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba, raising serious privacy concerns.
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Eurail advised some Interrail travelers to cancel their passports after hackers posted personal data from 300,000 customers online following a December security breach.
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Criminal gangs are increasingly profiting from commercial child sexual abuse websites, which have doubled in number and now exist across all major social media platforms.
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