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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

Gtmhub acquires business reliability platform startup Cliff.ai

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Strategy execution platform company Gtmhub Inc. today said it has acquired business reliability platform startup Cliff.ai for an undisclosed price. Based in the U.K., Cliff.ai offers a platform that it claims can monitor and track every business metric autonomously and identify key drivers. …

eBay acquires NFT marketplace startup KnownOrigin

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

EBay Inc. today said it has acquired nonfungible token marketplace startup KnownOrigin Labs Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2020, KnownOrigin pitches itself as an artist-driven NFT platform that makes it easy for creators to authenticate, showcase and sell the digital …

Microsoft warns of increased Russian hacking against allied governments

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

A new report from Microsoft Corp. today details an increase in Russian network penetration and espionage activities among allied governments, nonprofits and other organizations outside Ukraine. The report, “Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War,” is based on research conducted by …

Security issue in smart jacuzzi software exposes user data

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

A researcher has found a security issue in software used by smart jacuzzis — hot tubs that connect to the internet, or as one wag put it, a “hot tub crime machine” — that exposes user data. Detailed Monday by security researcher EatonWorks, …

New Darktrace early warning system detects unusual behavior in email

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Machine learning cybersecurity firm Darktrace PLC today announced a new early warning system for its Antigena Email product. The new feature allows members of the Darktrace community to contribute and benefit from insights gleaned from across the fleet. The capability includes the extension of anonymized, …

Cybersecurity startup RevealSecurity raises $23M for global expansion

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity startup RevealSecurity revealed today that it has raised $23 million in new funding to accelerate global expansion and product development. The Series A round was led by SYN Ventures, with Hanaco Ventures, SilverTech Ventures and World Trade Ventures also participating. Founded in 2020, …

Former AWS employee convicted in 2019 Capital One hack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

A former Amazon Web Services Inc. employee has been convicted in the theft of more than 100 million records belonging to Capital One Financial Corp. in 2019. Paige A. Thompson, who worked for AWS as an engineer until 2016, was found guilty …

International law enforcement operation takes down Russian botnet

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY4 YEARS AGO

An international law enforcement operation has taken down infrastructure used by a Russian botnet known as RSocks that hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices. The joint operation, which included the U.S. Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies in Germany, the …

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