Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things. Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days. Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

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Database belonging to Builder.ai found exposing 1.29TB and 3M+ records

More than 3 million records and 1.29 terabytes of data belonging to a prominent artificial intelligence startup have been found exposed on a misconfigured cloud storage system. Discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler and detailed by Website Planet, the unprotected database was allegedly found to belong to Builder.ai, an AI-powered software development platform provider that had ...

BlackBerry reports strong earnings, topping expectations

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. were mostly flat in after-hours trading today despite the company delivering solid beats for its fiscal third-quarter earnings. For the quarter that ended on Nov. 30, BlackBerry reported adjusted earnings per share of two cents, up two cents from the same quarter of the previous year, on revenue of $162 million. ...

Decentralized Storage Alliance welcomes six new members to advance data solutions

The Decentralized Storage Alliance today welcomed six new members as the organization continues its mission to transform enterprise data storage with decentralized solutions. Founded in 2022, the DSA is a professional organization dedicated to advancing decentralized storage solutions for enterprises. The alliance fosters innovation in secure, scalable and cost-effective data storage with the goal of ...

Zimperium warns of growing threat of sophisticated mobile phishing attacks targeting executives

A new report out today from mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc. is warning of the growing sophistication of “spear phishing” campaigns targeting corporate executives, particularly through their mobile devices. For the past few months, researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have observed spear phishing attempts that demonstrate social engineering sophistication: Threat actors are impersonating trusted business platforms and ...

Bureau secures $30M to expand risk intelligence platform and global reach

Risk intelligence platform startup Bureau Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to accelerate product expansion into new use cases and new markets. Founded in 2020, Bureau offers a no-code identity decisioning platform designed to help businesses prevent fraud, ensure compliance and enhance user experiences. The company’s solutions span customer ...

SlashNext report warns of eightfold rise in credential phishing as AI drives sophistication

A new report released today by phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. highlights a sharp escalation in phishing attacks as 2024 comes to a close, with a staggering eightfold increase in the second half of the year. The Prepare for 2025: 2024 Phishing Intelligence Report is based on an analysis of billions of threats across email, mobile and messaging ...

Cofense report warns of credential-harvesting attacks that spoof Proofpoint, Mimecast and Virtru

A new report out today from phishing defense company Cofense Inc. is warning of increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks that exploit trusted email security companies such as Proofpoint Inc., Mimecast Ltd. and Virtru Corp. to trick users into divulging sensitive credentials. The attacks use fake email attachments, phishing links and credential-harvesting tactics to compromise sensitive data. By mimicking ...

OPSWAT acquires Fend to enhance industrial cybersecurity with data diode technology

Critical infrastructure cybersecurity company OPSWAT Inc. announced today that it has acquired Fend Inc., a cybersecurity company specializing in industrial network segmentation, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2017, Fend specializes in cybersecurity hardware designed to protect critical infrastructure across sectors such as energy, water and manufacturing. The company’s data diodes enforce a physically isolated, ...

PitchBook: Private equity funding faces first decline in five years amid maturity pressures

The private equity market may see its first significant slowdown in fundraising activity in five years, according to the annual 2025 US Private Equity Outlook report published by PitchBook Data Inc. early Tuesday. The rather glum outlook is forecast due to contributing factors, including longer fundraising timelines, declining dry powder reserves and fewer megafunds expected ...

CISA releases draft updates to National Cyber Incident Response for public comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has released a draft update to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan that addresses significant changes in policy and cyber operations since the plan was first released in 2016. The NCIRP is a strategic framework that establishes how to undertake a coordinated response to cyber incidents along four lines: ...