Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Hackers increasingly use phone and email harassment to extort ransom payments

By Duncan Riley Mar 21, 2023

A new report out today from Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42 finds that ransomware and extortion actors are using more aggressive tactics to pressure organizations, with harassment involved 20 times more often in ransomware…

Security

NBA notifies fans of data breach at third-party newsletter provider

By Duncan Riley Mar 20, 2023

The National Basketball Association is the latest organization to suffer a data breach, with fan data stolen following the hack of a third-party newsletter service provider. The association started informing affected fans last week,…

Security

Asian attack group deploys new forms of malware to target companies

By Duncan Riley Mar 20, 2023

A previously little-documented attack group based in Southeast Asia has been actively targeting companies worldwide to steal data using new forms of malware. Tracked as “REF2924” by researchers at Elastic Security Labs, the security research arm…

Security

ForgeRock teams with Secret Double Octopus for new passwordless service

By Duncan Riley Mar 20, 2023

Digital identity management company ForgeRock Inc. today announced Enterprise Connect Passwordless, a new authentication solution that eliminates the need for users to interact with passwords inside large organizations. Developed through a strategic partnership between ForgeRock and…

Security

FBI arrests alleged owner of popular hacking forum BreachForums

By Duncan Riley Mar 19, 2023

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a New York man on Wednesday on suspicion of running BreachForums, the popular internet forum that has become a favorite among hackers to share their exploits on…

Security

4.2M records exposed in breach at healthcare provider Independent Living Systems

By Duncan Riley Mar 16, 2023

Independent Living Systems LLC, a Florida-based healthcare and managed care solutions provider, has suffered a data breach with the records of some 4.2 million individuals potentially stolen. In a statement March 14, the company said…

Security

Cloudflare offers free post-quantum cryptography protection to customers

By Duncan Riley Mar 16, 2023

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced it will provide post-quantum cryptography for free by default to all customers to help secure their websites, application programming interfaces, cloud tools and remote employees against future threats. Cloudflare…

Policy

UK joins Canada, EC in banning TikTok on all government devices

By Duncan Riley Mar 16, 2023

The U.K. government today banned TikTok on all government electronic devices, following in the footsteps of similar moves from the European Commission, Canada and the U.S. House of Representatives. Not surprisingly, security was named…

Cloud

Kubernetes operations and cost management startup Cast AI raises $20M

By Duncan Riley Mar 16, 2023

Kubernetes operations and cost management startup Cast AI Group Inc. today announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding to take advantage of the significant opportunity as the market for cloud-native solutions is experiencing hypergrowth.…

Security

Study finds humans beat ChatGPT when creating phishing attacks

By Duncan Riley Mar 15, 2023

Cybersecurity training services company Hoxhunt Ltd. today released the findings of a new study into the effectiveness of ChatGPT-generated phishing attacks, and though the technology continues to improve, humans actually delivered better results. The…

Duncan Riley

Hackers increasingly use phone and email harassment to extort ransom payments

NBA notifies fans of data breach at third-party newsletter provider

Asian attack group deploys new forms of malware to target companies

ForgeRock teams with Secret Double Octopus for new passwordless service

FBI arrests alleged owner of popular hacking forum BreachForums

4.2M records exposed in breach at healthcare provider Independent Living Systems

Cloudflare offers free post-quantum cryptography protection to customers

UK joins Canada, EC in banning TikTok on all government devices

Kubernetes operations and cost management startup Cast AI raises $20M

Study finds humans beat ChatGPT when creating phishing attacks

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