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

Latest from Duncan Riley

Pitchbook: VC deals still thriving despite values dropping in second quarter

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

The number of venture capital deals has continued to thrive in the first half of the year but the value of deals has dropped, according to a first-look release early Thursday from PitchBook-NVCA ahead of its quarterly Venture Monitor report next week. PitchBook-NVCA says the …

California college with 12,500 students knocked offline in cyberattack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

A community college with 12,500 students in California has been hit by a cyberattack that took down online services and phone lines. The attack, targeting the College of the Desert, took place on July 4. The specific form of the attack was …

North Korean hackers targeting healthcare sector with Maui ransomware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

The U.S. government is warning healthcare and public health care organizations to be on alert for attacks by North Korean state-sponsored hackers using Maui ransomware to target the sector. The alert, issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure …

New Apple feature protects system functions from highly targeted cyberattacks

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. today previewed a new security feature that automatically locks down system functionality that could be hijacked in “highly targeted cyberattacks.” Called Lockdown Mode, the feature, described by Apple as a “groundbreaking security capability,” offers specialized protection to users who may …

For the second time this year, Marriott has suffered a data breach

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Marriott International Inc. has suffered yet another data breach, the second time the hotel chain has had data stolen this year. First reported today by DataBreaches.net, an unnamed hacking group claimed to have stolen roughly 20 gigabytes of data. The data, including credit …

Supply chain attack uses malicious NPM packages to steal data

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Researchers have discovered a supply chain attack that uses packages hosted on the Node Package Manager, the manager for the Node.js JavaScript platform. Detailed today by Reverse Engineer Karlo Zanki at Reversing Labs Inc., the software supply chain attack involves more than two …

Cryptocurrency lender Nexo signs term sheet to acquire distressed rival Vauld

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency lending provider Nexo has signed a term sheet to acquire rival lending firm Vauld, two days after Vauld suspended services amid financial challenges. The indicative or nonbinding term sheet grants Nexo a 60-day exclusive exploratory period related to the intended acquisition …

Four encryption tools chosen to protect against quantum computer attacks

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today said it has chosen four encryption tools designed to protect against quantum computer attacks for a planned post-quantum cryptographic standard. Of the four chosen tools, one — CRYSTAL-Kiber — offers …

New LogRhythm SIEM platform release offers new features for security teams

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced the launch of a new version of its security information and event management platform with new features to help security teams. LogRhythm says its SIEM Platform 7.9, in conjunction with updates to LogRhythm NDR and LogRhythm UEBA, helps …

$8.78M stolen in hack of DeFi protocol startup Crema Finance

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Decentralized finance protocol startup Crema Finance has temporarily suspended services after a hacker stole $8.78 million in cryptocurrency from the company. Crema offers a concentrated liquidity protocol or CLMM that provides services for traders and crypto liquidity providers. Liquidity protocol providers offer …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Pitchbook: VC deals still thriving despite values dropping in second quarter

California college with 12,500 students knocked offline in cyberattack

North Korean hackers targeting healthcare sector with Maui ransomware

New Apple feature protects system functions from highly targeted cyberattacks

For the second time this year, Marriott has suffered a data breach

Supply chain attack uses malicious NPM packages to steal data

Cryptocurrency lender Nexo signs term sheet to acquire distressed rival Vauld

Four encryption tools chosen to protect against quantum computer attacks

New LogRhythm SIEM platform release offers new features for security teams

$8.78M stolen in hack of DeFi protocol startup Crema Finance

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