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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New Black Basta ransomware campaign is actively targeting US companies

Cybersecurity technology company Cybereason Inc. today issued a warning that an aggressive new ransomware campaign from the Black Basta ransomware group is targeting U.S. companies. Black Basta first emerged in April and is believed to be an offshoot of the infamous Conti ransomware gang, complete with using similar tactics. Black Basta data leak blogs, payment ...

Report warns of urgent need to address cybersecurity in offshore oil and gas infrastructure

A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office warns that there’s an urgent need to address cybersecurity risks to offshore oil and gas infrastructure. The findings came after GAO was asked to review the cybersecurity of the more than 1,600 U.S. offshore oil and gas facilities that produced significant amounts of domestic oil and ...

Autodesk shares drop on lower-than-expected outlook

Shares in Autodesk Inc. dropped in late trading after the computer-aided design software company issued a lower-than-expected outlook in its latest earnings report. For the third quarter that ended Oct. 31, Autodesk reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $1.70 per share on revenue of $1.28 billion, up 14% year-over-year. The figures aligned with analyst ...

Organizations pay increasing amounts each year to address cybersecurity incidents

A new report today from email and collaboration security startup Perception Point Inc. finds that organizations are paying increasing amounts each year to address cybersecurity incidents. The Rise of Cyber Threats Against Email, Browsers and Emerging Cloud-Based Channels report, based on a survey conducted in conjunction with Osterman Research, evaluated the responses of security and information technology decision-makers ...

Over 1,500 apps found leaking API keys and potentially exposing user data

Security researchers have uncovered more than 1,500 apps leaking the Algolia application programming interface key and application ID, potentially exposing user data. Discovered by researchers at CloudSEK Information Security Pte. Ltd. and shared with Infosecurity Magazine today, 32 applications were found to have critical administrative secrets hardcoded, with 57 unique admin keys found so far. Algolia ...

Google releases YARA Rules to detect and deter malicious Cobalt Strike attacks

Google LLC’s Cloud Security team released a set of YARA Rules Nov. 17 to help detect and deter malicious attacks that use Cobalt Strike. Cobalt Strike is penetrative testing software with legitimate uses to test security but can also be used by bad actors to attack a company. The software has been popular for years ...

Apple found tracking personal information even when it says it’s not

Two iOS security researchers have found that Apple Inc.’s claim of protecting iPhone user privacy from tracking is not all it’s cracked up to be. As detailed late Sunday by researchers Tommy Mysk and Tala Haj Bakry on Twitter, Apple is using a marker called “Direct Services Identifier” to track users. When users set up ...

Equalum service offers change data capture to users of legacy solutions

Data integration startup Equalum Ltd. today announced a new service that allows users of legacy solutions to gain access to a more significant feature set on-premises or in private clouds. The Equalum Competitive Replacement Program brings the company’s Change Data Capture solution to users of legacy solutions such as HVR, Striim and StreamSets, providing the CDC at a ...

Solvo Data Posture Manager offers enhanced visibility into sensitive data

Adaptive cloud infrastructure security solutions startup Solvo today announced the general availability of Data Posture Manager, its new cloud data and infrastructure management solution for public cloud users. Data Posture Manager is designed to deliver enhanced visibility into users and cloud components with sensitive data access. The service alerts organizations to excessive or newly granted ...

Luna Moth ransomware group invests in call centers to target individual victims

A new report today from Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42 details the disturbing rise of a ransomware group that has invested in call centers and infrastructure to target individual victims. Luna Moth, also known as the Silent Ransom Group, has been active since March, starting with a campaign that breaches organizations with fake subscription renewals. The ...