Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Education company McGraw Hill exposes student data on unsecured cloud storage

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2022

Educational publishing company McGraw-Hill Education Inc. has exposed the details of hundreds of thousands of students in another case of a company failing to secure its Amazon Web Services Inc. storage. Discovered by researchers…

Security

Personal information of 68,000 DraftKings users exposed in credential-stuffing attack

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2022

Nasdaq-listed sports betting company DraftKings Inc. has revealed that nearly 68,000 customers had their personal information exposed in a credential-stuffing attack in November. A credential-stuffing attack is a type of cyberattack where an attacker…

Security

API vulnerabilities in Wordle exposed answers, opened the door to potential hacking

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2022

A security researcher has uncovered vulnerabilities in the New York Times-owned online game Wordle that not only reveal the solution to the daily word puzzle but also expose its application programming interface to potential…

Apps

Updated: Twitter bans promotion links to rival services as Musk polls users on his position as CEO

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2022

Updated: Twitter appears to have backtracked on its ban. It deleted tweets announcing the new policy that banned users from posting links and handles to other social networks and also removed the page detailing the rules.…

Security

FuboTV struck by ‘criminal cyber attack’ during World Cup game

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

Viewers watching the World Cup game between France and Morocco on the streaming video service FuboTV had their viewing interrupted following what the company described as a “criminal cyber attack.” The exact form of…

Security

Joint Ransomware Task Force assesses efforts to combat ransomware

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

The second meeting of the U.S. Joint Ransomware Task Force held on Wednesday assessed measures and efforts to address the impact and prevalence of ransomware attacks. Jointly chaired by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency…

Security

FBI InfraGard database stolen and offered for sale on cybercrime forum

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

A database belonging to InfraGard, a partnership between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector to promote the protection of critical infrastructure, has been stolen and was offered for sale on…

Blockchain

Microsoft bans cryptocurrency mining on Azure without pre-approval

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

Microsoft Corp. has banned customers from using Azure services for cryptocurrency mining unless pre-approval is granted. The change in the Universal License Terms for Online policy came into effect on Dec. 1 but was…

Security

Cybersecurity startup Protect AI launches with $13.5 million in funding

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

Artificial intelligence and machine learning systems cybersecurity startup Protect AI has today emerged from stealth mode with $13.5 million in new funding and its first product, NB Defense. NB Defense is a free product…

Security

‘Meta-Phish’ campaign leverages Facebook for phishing attacks

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2022

Researchers at Trustwave Holdings Inc.’s SpiderLabs today detailed a new campaign that leverages Facebook infrastructure for phishing attacks and the theft of personally identifiable information. Dubbed “Meta-Phish,” the campaign starts with phishing emails that…

Duncan Riley

Education company McGraw Hill exposes student data on unsecured cloud storage

Personal information of 68,000 DraftKings users exposed in credential-stuffing attack

API vulnerabilities in Wordle exposed answers, opened the door to potential hacking

FuboTV struck by ‘criminal cyber attack’ during World Cup game

Joint Ransomware Task Force assesses efforts to combat ransomware

FBI InfraGard database stolen and offered for sale on cybercrime forum

Cybersecurity startup Protect AI launches with $13.5 million in funding

‘Meta-Phish’ campaign leverages Facebook for phishing attacks

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