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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Shipping company Forward Air discloses data theft following ransomware attack

Freight shipping company Forward Air Corp. has finally disclosed a data breach following a ransomware attack in December 2020. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February, Forward Air said that it became aware of a ransomware incident affecting its operation and information technology systems on Dec. 15. The company launched an ...

‘GriftHorse’ Android malware tricks victims into subscribing to premium SMS services

A newly discovered Android Trojan being used in a campaign that tricks victims into subscribing to premium SMS services is believed to have over 10 million victims. Discovered and detailed today by researchers at mobile security company Zimperium Inc., the “GriftHorse” malware has been found embedded in more than 200 malicious applications, many of which have ...

Russia arrests founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB for high treason

Authorities in Russia have arrested the founder and chief executive officer of prominent cybersecurity company Group-IB Global Private Ltd. on accusations of high treason. Ilya Sachkov, who founded the company in 2003, was arrested today on a warrant issued by Moscow’s Lefortova district court. The arrested followed a raid on the office of Group-IB on Tuesday. ...

Dell launches new support and security features for ProSupport Suite for PCs

Dell Technologies Inc. today announced new support services and security features designed to enhance how information technology leaders provide a modern and secure personal computer experience for employees. The new services are being offered as added capabilities in the ProSupport Suite for PCs. Built on the foundation of artificial intelligence and an always-on approach, the additions ...

New Kasten by Veeam release improves experiences for Kubernetes DevOps teams

Data protection firm Veeam Software Inc. today launched a new version of its Kasten by Veeam data management platform with improved experiences that expand edge capabilities and broaden ecosystem support for data services and partner technologies. Kasten K10 V4.5 offers a range of new capabilities with features for Kubernetes DevOps teams and administrators. Leading the list is ...

Tesla sues Chinese driver after losing court case over damaged Model S

Tesla Inc. is well-known for its lawsuits, but in a new twist, the company founded and run by Elon Musk is suing a Tesla owner in China for defamation. The story starts with a Tesla Model S owner known as Han Chao, who sued Tesla after buying the vehicle second-hand from the company, then discovered ...

Internet voice provider Bandwidth.com suffers outages from denial-of-service attack

Bandwidth.com CLEC LLC, a provider of voice over internet protocol or VoIP services, continues to suffer from a distributed denial-of-service attack that has caused outages to its services. The attack began Sept. 25 and affected voice, messaging, Enhance 911 services and access to its portal. Since Bandwidth.com is also a wholesale provider to other VoIP ...

Chinese bitcoin mining company Saitech to go public on Nasdaq via SPAC

Chinese bitcoin mining company Saitech Ltd. is set to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company on the Nasdaq exchange. Under the deal, announced today, Saitech will merge with TradeUP Global Corp. on a pro forma equity value of $228 million. Some $44.9 million in cash held by TradeUP Global will be ...

Deepwatch debuts managed detection and response solution for Splunk Cloud Platform

Managed detection and response firm deepwatch Inc. today announced a new MDR solution for small to medium-sized businesses that integrates with the Splunk Inc. Cloud Platform along with other services. The new deepwatch MDR Essentials allows organizations to deploy a high-performance, automated security operations center in less than one hour. The service seamlessly integrates with the ...

Newly identified ‘Black Storm’ attack could wreak havoc on CSP networks

A newly identified cybersecurity threat coined “Black Storm” could potentially wreak havoc on communications service provider networks, according to new research released today by distributed denial-of-service protection company Nexusguard Inc.  In a typical DDoS amplification attack, those behind the attack rely on DNS servers or other similar open services to interrupt connectivity. Where a Black ...