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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Knostic research unveils timing-based vulnerabilities in AI large language models

New research out today from Knostic Inc., a startup that provides need-to-know-based access controls for large language models, details a new category of vulnerabilities in LLMs that can be used by attackers to bypass guardrails and extract sensitive information. The vulnerabilities, called #noRAGrets, consist of two specific vulnerabilities that can entirely bypass model guardrails through a ...

Aqua Security uncovers massive denial-of-service campaign targeting 35M devices

A new report released today from Aqua Security Software Ltd.’s Nautilus research team details a massive distributed denial-of-service campaign by a threat actor called Matrix. The threat actor uses publicly available scripts and targets vulnerable internet of things and enterprise systems, with more than 35 million devices targeted globally. Matrix targets the devices using botnets ranging in ...

Netcraft highlights growing role of AI models in Black Friday fake store scams

A new report from cybercrime detection company Netcraft Ltd. today details the growing role of artificial intelligence large language models in creating fake online stores and content in the lead-up to the annual Black Friday shopping day. Netcraft’s researchers found that there has been a 110% increase in fake stores identified between August and October this year. ...

European Commission flags Bluesky for breaching transparency rules

Up-and-coming social network Bluesky Social Inc. has been found to be breaching European Union regulations by not disclosing key details about the decentralized platform. The news came today from a European Commission spokesperson during a daily briefing, as reporters were told that Bluesky was missing a number of mandatory legal notices on its website. “All ...

Ransomware attack on Panasonic’s Blue Yonder disrupts supply chains in UK and US

A ransomware attack on Panasonic Corp.-owned supply chain management company Blue Yonder Group Inc. resulted in supply chain delays and issues in the U.K. and U.S. over the weekend and into today. The ransomware attack, which was detected on Nov. 21, caused disruptions to Blue Yonder’s managed services hosted environment. In contrast to many other ...

Google identifies coordinated network of inauthentic news sites in Glassbridge investigation

A new report out today from Google LLC’s Threat Intelligence Group reveals the discovery of a coordinated network of inauthentic news sites operated by four digital public relations firms. The four firms, collectively referred to as Glassbridge, include Shanghai Haixun Technology Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Bowen Media Co. Ltd., two Chinese companies that were found ...

HP launches Enterprise Security Edition to strengthen business PC protection

HP Inc. today announced the launch of HP Enterprise Security Edition, a new suite of security capabilities designed to enhance the physical security of HP business-class personal computers. HP Enterprise Security Edition includes multilayered safeguards to protect PC hardware and firmware from targeted physical attacks while also giving information technology administrators deep visibility to help ...

Enveda Biosciences raises $130M to advance AI-driven drug discovery from natural compounds

Enveda Biosciences Inc., a biotechnology company that leverages artificial intelligence to develop new medicines, announced today that it has raised $130 million in new funding to deliver clinical catalysts across multiple programs with strong commercial opportunities. Founded in 2019, Enveda is aiming to revolutionize drug discovery by tapping into the untapped potential of natural compounds. ...

Elastic shares surge 16% as company beats quarterly earnings and revenue expectations

Shares of Elastic N.V. jumped more than 16% in late trading today after the enterprise search software company solidly beat earnings and revenue expectations in its fiscal 2025 second quarter. For the quarter ended Oct. 31, Elastic reported adjusted earnings per share of 50 cents, up from 37 cents in the same quarter of the previous ...

Nile launches Trust Service to simplify campus zero-trust security for enterprise networks

Enterprise network-as-a-service startup Nile Global Inc. today launched Nile Trust Service, a new service designed to prevent ransomware and other lateral movement-initiated attacks. Pitched as offering a “wholly new approach to securing the Local Area Network,” Nile Trust Service provides cybersecurity without the need to stitch together a complex mix of add-on products. Based on Nile’s existing ...