Toys Rn't Us

Toys 'R' Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada as it attempts to restructure its debts.

Britain Leads The Employment Stats

UK on course to have the highest rate of employment in the western world. pic.twitter.com/MlXBkqoUpg

— James Cleverly (@JamesCleverly) September 14, 2017

J.P. Morgan Compares Bitcoin To Tulip Bulbs

Bitcoin will eventually blow up, says JPM's Dimon at Barclays conference. "It's a fraud." It's "worse than tulip bulbs."

— Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) September 12, 2017

We shall see!

British Investors Remain Optimistic

UK investors stay positive https://t.co/PmmBmIYYvw

— Fabrizio Goria (@FGoria) September 11, 2017

Massive Equifax Security Breach

As per the BBC about 143 million US customers of credit report giant Equifax may have had information compromised in a cyber security breach.

Equifax said cyber-criminals accessed data such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses during the incident.

Some UK and Canadian customers were also affected.

The firm's core consumer and commercial credit databases were not accessed.

Equifax said hackers accessed the information between mid-May and the end of July, when the company discovered the breach.

Malicious hackers won access to its systems by exploiting a "website application vulnerability", it said but provided no further details.

The hackers accessed credit card numbers for about 209,000 consumers, among other information.

Equifax said it had set up a website - www.equifaxsecurity2017.com - through which consumers can check if their data has been caught up in the breach. Many people trying to visit the site reported via social media that they had problems reaching it and that security software flagged it as potentially dangerous.

Unsurprisingly shares in Equifax took a hit.

#Equifax shares plunge after #databreach potentially impacting 143 million #Americans - https://t.co/WR95l5QsIr #equifaxhack #privacy

— Marc R Gagné MAPP 🌐 (@OttLegalRebels) September 8, 2017

Estonia To Launch Digital Estcoin

One of the most digitally advanced nations- #Estonia is planning to launch first #digital national #currency. Source @wef pic.twitter.com/6U9XUTXNuk

— Saurabh Kumar IRS (@SaurabhKumar1) September 4, 2017

An excellent idea, and well within keeping with Estonia's desire to be at the cutting edge of IT.

However, I do hope that the Estcoin is impervious to the inevitable attempts by Russia to hack it!