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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Critical flaws in Kia’s remote system could have allowed hackers to control vehicles

Connected vehicles continue to increase in popularity with features such as remote access and start, but what if a hacker could access those same features to gain access to a car? A group of security researchers have revealed that it was able to gain access via critical flaws on Korean car maker Kia Corp.’s dealer ...

BlackBerry reports second-quarter earnings and revenue beats

BlackBerry Ltd. today logged earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal second quarter. For the quarter that ended on Aug. 31, BlackBerry reported it broke even, up from a loss of four cents per share in the quarter of the previous year, on revenue of $145 million, up 10% year-over-year. Analysts had been expecting a ...

Crowdbotics introduces new AI-powered tools to address key software development challenges

Code reuse platform startup Crowdbotics Inc. today unveiled new capabilities for its artificial intelligence-powered application development platform that are aimed at addressing challenges in creating applications. The new capabilities have been designed to address issues such as the fact that 70% of development project failures are the result of poor or missing requirements, coupled with inconsistent architecture ...

FTC cracks down on misleading AI-powered business schemes in new initiative

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced a crackdown on companies allegedly making deceptive artificial intelligence claims and schemes, including robot lawyer startup DoNotPay Inc. The crackdown, named “Operation AI Comply,” has seen the FTC take action against multiple companies that are alleged to have relied on AI as a way to supercharge deceptive or ...

DefectDojo secures $7M to expand security automation platform

Scalable application security company DefectDojo Inc. announced today that it has raised $7 million in new funding to fuel innovation, product development and market expansion. Founded in 2015 and based on the open-source project of the same name, DefectDojo offers a security automation and vulnerability management platform designed to help organizations manage security findings across ...

Infoblox launches Universal DDI Suite to simplify multicloud network management

Cloud-native security and networking provider Infoblox Inc. today unveiled its Universal DDI Product Suite, a new service that offers a comprehensive domain name system, dynamic host configuration protocol and IP address management, asset visibility and proactive security. The Universal DDI Product Suite breaks down silos across NetOps, CloudOps and SecOps while offering the flexibility of adaptive deployment models, ...

Cofense report reveals new phishing scam using TikTok URLs to target Microsoft 365 credentials

A new report out today from phishing defense company Cofense Inc. details a new phishing scam that uses TikTok URLs to redirect users to malicious sites, in particular targeting Microsoft 365 credentials. Phishing campaigns using social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook are not new and have a similar theme — deceiving users into clicking ...

Whatfix raises $125M to expand global reach and enhance its digital adoption platform

Digital adoption platform and analytics provider Whatfix Pvt. Ltd. announced today that it has raised $125 million in a new late-stage funding to enhance its product suite through organic growth and strategic acquisitions and to expand its market presence globally. Founded in 2014, Whatfix offers a digital adoption platform that helps organizations improve software adoption ...

Tamnoon raises $12M to advance managed cloud security remediation

Managed cloud security remediation startup Tamnoon Inc. announced today that it has raised $12 million in new funding to accelerate its product roadmap, expand its partnership ecosystem and drive innovation in managed cloud security remediation. Founded in 2022, Tamnoon offers a service focused on mitigating cloud security risks through a fusion of human intelligence and ...

MoneyGram services disrupted by likely ransomware attack, global transactions affected

Services at global payments and wire transfer services company MoneyGram International Inc. have been disrupted following a cyberattack that may have been a ransomware attack. MoneyGram customers first reported having issues with services from the company on Friday, Sept. 20. MoneyGram said on X Inc. (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that it was suffering from a “network ...