Data and information management

The rating agency covers its bases in preparation for a surge in data center debt

Among the deal's main credit strengths is that the real estate assets are protected by robust physical security, and 83.5% of the tenants have investment-grade credit ratings.

The deal will sell two series of notes from a new master trust, secured by revenues from three data centers in Phoenix and Toronto.

Tenants also have a high average credit quality, with 75.9% of them having at least an investment grade rating, and lease assets underlying the class A notes have a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio limited to 70%.

The attackers also hacked the computers of two of Yellen's lieutenants, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Acting Under Secretary Brad Smith.

Treasury was notified on Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider that a hacker had gained access "to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based service."

The Financial Stability Oversight Council's annual report underscores mounting challenges in commercial real estate, escalating cyber threats, and regulatory gaps in third-party services and stablecoins, urging stronger oversight and legislative action.

The federal Project Fortress initiative provides defensive tools for banks. Community banking groups and regulators' associations say small banks in particular need the free and accessible help.

The cybersecurity company promised more rigorous tests for software updates after a widespread IT outage last month.

While the company is still analyzing the error that caused many Windows systems to crash, it said a logic error in a channel file was the cause. Here's what that means.