Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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White House hosts international summit aimed at thwarting ransomware

By Duncan Riley Oct 31, 2022

The White House today hosted the first day of a two-day global ransomware summit aimed at thwarting the threat of ransomware. The International Counter Ransomware Summit includes 36 countries and tech firms such as…

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Workers confined to quarters following COVID outbreak at Chinese iPhone factory

By Duncan Riley Oct 31, 2022

Supplies of Apple Inc.’s iPhones are at risk after a Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) factory in Zhengzhou, China, the largest iPhone factory in the world, was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak. Despite…

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Musk reportedly bringing back Vine as Twitter rumors continue to swirl

By Duncan Riley Oct 31, 2022

Days after taking over Twitter Inc., the rule of Elon Musk continues to be colorful, with various rumors and reports of changes circulating online. Although job cuts of some sort are a certainty and…

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Ransomware gangs evolve as the fight against cybercrime ramps up

By Duncan Riley Oct 31, 2022

Threat protection startup Deep Instinct Ltd. today released a new report that details some disturbing changes in the world of ransomware as the fight against cybercrime has continued to ramp up throughout the year. The 2022…

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Elon Musk reportedly orders broad layoffs at Twitter

By Duncan Riley Oct 30, 2022

New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk is reported to have ordered broad layoffs at the online news and social networking site, The Wall Street Journal reported today. Coming into the acquisition of the company Thursday by…

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Symantec researchers find new hacking tools used in stealthy ‘Cranefly’ campaign

By Duncan Riley Oct 28, 2022

A new research paper released today by Symantec, a division of Broadcom Inc., details previously unknown tools and techniques used in a stealthy campaign by a suspected threat actor. A dropper called Trojan.Geppei is being used…

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White House expands industrial control system security Initiative to chemical sector

By Duncan Riley Oct 27, 2022

The White House has added the chemical industry to the administration’s Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative, which was launched in July 2021 following the attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. earlier the same year. The…

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Thomson Reuters exposes 3TB+ of sensitive data on unsecured ElasticSearch database

By Duncan Riley Oct 27, 2022

Media conglomerate Thomson Reuters Corp. has been found to have exposed more than 3 terabytes of sensitive customer and corporate data, the latest company to fail in applying basic security to its hosting solutions.…

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Check Point shares rise on solid earnings and revenue beats

By Duncan Riley Oct 27, 2022

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. shares rose strongly in regular trading today after the cybersecurity company reported solid earnings and revenue beats in the third quarter. For the quarter that ended Sept. 30, Check…

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Attackers are sending fake scanner notifications with malicious attachments

By Duncan Riley Oct 27, 2022

When most people think about cyberattacks, they might think of phishing emails or hackers targeting company servers, but a new report explores how attackers are now targeting scanner notifications. Detailed today by Jeremy Fuchs,…

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White House hosts international summit aimed at thwarting ransomware

Workers confined to quarters following COVID outbreak at Chinese iPhone factory

Musk reportedly bringing back Vine as Twitter rumors continue to swirl

Ransomware gangs evolve as the fight against cybercrime ramps up

Elon Musk reportedly orders broad layoffs at Twitter

Symantec researchers find new hacking tools used in stealthy ‘Cranefly’ campaign

White House expands industrial control system security Initiative to chemical sector

Thomson Reuters exposes 3TB+ of sensitive data on unsecured ElasticSearch database

Check Point shares rise on solid earnings and revenue beats

Attackers are sending fake scanner notifications with malicious attachments

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