Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

NEWS

Flashpoint report reveals surge in vulnerabilities and infostealing malware in first half of 2024

By Duncan Riley Aug 26, 2024

A new report out today from business risk intelligence startup Flashpoint has found that new vulnerabilities that were discovered rose, though not by a lot, in the first half of this year and that cybercriminals…

Apps

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France over alleged failure to moderate criminal content

By Duncan Riley Aug 25, 2024

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and chief executive officer of encrypted-messaging app company Telegram Messenger Inc., was arrested by French authorities on Saturday evening local time on serious charges relating to abetting terrorism, fraud, money laundering…

Cloud

Depot raises $4.1M to expand build acceleration platform with new capabilities

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2024

Build acceleration startup Depot Technologies Inc. revealed today that it has raised $4.1 million in new funding to enhance its offerings by adding support for other build inputs that can benefit from Depot’s acceleration…

NEWS

Services at oil giant Halliburton disrupted by suspected ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2024

Oil giant Halliburton Co. was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday that disrupted business operations at the company’s Houston, Texas campus, as well as some of its global networks. The exact form of the…

NEWS

Cyberthreat report from Critical Start shows significant uptick in ransomware and data leaks

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2024

A new report out today from managed detection and response company Critical Start Inc. reveals a significant uptick in cyberattacks across multiple industries, with healthcare and manufacturing emerging as primary targets in the first half…

AI

Fortanix and Nvidia enhance AI model accuracy in drug discovery with Xeureka

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2024

A new report out today from Intel Corp.-backed multicloud security firm Fortanix Inc. details how Xeureka Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., has leveraged Fortanix’s Confidential Computing technology to enhance artificial intelligence model accuracy and…

NEWS

McDonald’s Instagram hacked to promote cryptocurrency scam featuring Grimace

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2024

The official Instagram account of McDonald’s Corp. was reportedly hacked today to promote a cryptocurrency scam named after the McDonald’s character Grimace. Those behind the hack changed the biography on the McDonald’s Instagram page…

Cloud

Zuora exceeds second-quarter projections, raises fiscal 2025 revenue forecast

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2024

Shares in Zuora Inc. surged nearly 6% in late trading today after the cloud subscriptions services company beat earnings and revenue expectations in its fiscal 2025 second quarter and forecast a stronger-than-expected outlook. For…

Cloud

Zoom impresses with second-quarter earnings beat and upbeat guidance

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2024

Shares in Zoom Video Communications Inc. rose nearly 3% in late trading today after the online communications company impressed with beats in its fiscal 2025 second quarter and upbeat guidance. For the quarter ended…

NEWS

Mandiant uncovers critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Azure Kubernetes service

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2024

Google LLC’s Mandiant has published details of a critical privilege escalation vulnerability found in Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Kubernetes service that, though patched by Microsoft, could have allowed attackers to gain access to credentials for…

Duncan Riley

Flashpoint report reveals surge in vulnerabilities and infostealing malware in first half of 2024

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France over alleged failure to moderate criminal content

Depot raises $4.1M to expand build acceleration platform with new capabilities

Services at oil giant Halliburton disrupted by suspected ransomware attack

Cyberthreat report from Critical Start shows significant uptick in ransomware and data leaks

Fortanix and Nvidia enhance AI model accuracy in drug discovery with Xeureka

McDonald’s Instagram hacked to promote cryptocurrency scam featuring Grimace

Zoom impresses with second-quarter earnings beat and upbeat guidance

Mandiant uncovers critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Azure Kubernetes service

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