Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Group-IB report details previously unknown Indian-sponsored SideWinder campaign

By Duncan Riley Feb 15, 2023

Cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. has published details on previously unreported phishing operations carried out by the nation-state cyber threat actor SideWinder between June and November 2021. SideWinder, also known as Rattlesnake, Hardcore Nationalist (HN2)…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency scams use YouTube videos to suck in potential victims

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2023

A new report from WithSecure Inc. details a growing network of cryptocurrency scams using thousands of YouTube videos to suck in potential victims. The thousands of videos often appear legitimate, with some receiving inauthentic…

Security

Russian hackers claim responsibility for disrupting NATO earthquake relief efforts

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2023

Russian government-linked hacking group Killnet has claimed responsibility for distributed denial-of-service attacks that disrupted North Atlantic Treaty Organization earthquake relief operations in Turkey and Syria. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck the…

Security

Cloudflare detects and mitigates largest-ever DDoS attack on record

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2023

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. revealed today that it has managed to detect and mitigate dozens of “hyper-volumetric” distributed denial-of-service attacks over the weekend of Feb. 11-12, including the largest reported HTTP DDoS attack…

Big Data

Palantir shares surge on strong earnings, first profitable quarter

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2023

Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc. surged in late trading after the big-data analytics company beat analyst expectations and reported its first-ever profitable quarter. For the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Palantir reported adjusted…

Apps

Meta reportedly planning more layoffs as part of efficiency drive

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2023

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly planning more layoffs in March as part of an efficiency drive after having laid off around 11,000 employees in November. The Financial Times, referencing employees familiar with the situation,…

Security

US and UK impose sanctions on operators of infamous TrickBot botnet

By Duncan Riley Feb 9, 2023

The U.S. and the U.K. have sanctioned seven Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in running the infamous TrickBot botnet. TrickBot dates back to 2016 and has a network of more than 1 million…

Apps

CEO Dan Schulman to retire after leading PayPal since eBay split

By Duncan Riley Feb 9, 2023

PayPal Holdings Inc. announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman will retire at the end of 2023, while also reporting better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter. Schulman (pictured) joined PayPal in…

Emerging Tech

Lyft shares tank on larger-than-expected loss, weak guidance

By Duncan Riley Feb 9, 2023

Shares in Lyft Inc. tanked in late trading after the ride-hailing company reported a much larger-than-expected loss and delivered guidance below analysts’ expectations. For the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31, Lyft reported an…

Security

Amid economic concerns and layoffs, Cloudflare, Qualys and CyberArk report mixed earnings

By Duncan Riley Feb 9, 2023

Amid broad concerns for the global economy and tech layoffs, cybersecurity-related firms Cloudflare Inc., Qualys Inc. and CyberArk Software Ltd. reported a wide mix of earnings results today. Cloudflare led the pack, reporting earnings…

Duncan Riley

Cryptocurrency scams use YouTube videos to suck in potential victims

Russian hackers claim responsibility for disrupting NATO earthquake relief efforts

Cloudflare detects and mitigates largest-ever DDoS attack on record

Palantir shares surge on strong earnings, first profitable quarter

Meta reportedly planning more layoffs as part of efficiency drive

US and UK impose sanctions on operators of infamous TrickBot botnet

CEO Dan Schulman to retire after leading PayPal since eBay split

Lyft shares tank on larger-than-expected loss, weak guidance

Amid economic concerns and layoffs, Cloudflare, Qualys and CyberArk report mixed earnings

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