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

W. Virginia employees to be paid despite Kronos remaining offline following ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

State employees in West Virginia will be paid on time this week, despite the state’s payroll processing being affected by the ransomware attack on workflow management solutions provider Kronos Inc. disclosed on Dec. 13. Local media reports that state payroll administrators went to …

Apache releases Log4j patch to address new RCE vulnerability

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

The Apache Software Foundation has released a new patch for Log4j, the Java-based logging utility that has seen vulnerabilities targeted en masse by hackers since Dec. 13. Log4j 2.17.1, the fifth update this month, addresses a new remote code execution vulnerability found …

LastPass users report attempted logins using their master passwords

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Some users of password manager LastPass are reporting that their master passwords have been compromised after receiving emails that someone had tried to access their accounts from unknown locations. News of the compromise first emerged Tuesday on social media, including Twitter Inc., …

In a win for Meta, Oculus app tops App Store rankings at Christmas

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Meta Platform Inc.’s ambitions to make the metaverse and virtual reality mainstream have gotten a boost as the Oculus app became the most popular app on Apple Inc.’s App Store on Christmas Day. The app, downloaded by Meta’s Oculus users to manage …

Microsoft patent shows possible Surface Trio with three screens

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has filed a patent for a three-panel foldable device that would presumably be a “Surface Trio” if it ever comes to market. Discovered today by Patently Apple, the patent was first filed in June 2020 and was only made public …

Dutch regulator orders Apple to allow third-party payments in dating apps

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

A Dutch regulatory body has ordered Apple Inc. to allow dating apps to offer in-app purchases via third-party payment solutions, a small blow to Apple’s monopoly on payments within iOS apps. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets made the ruling on …

Cybersecurity startup Snyk reportedly planning mid-2022 IPO

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity startup Snyk Ltd. is planning to go public via an initial public offering as early as next year, according to a report from Bloomberg late today. Referencing people familiar with the matter, the report says Snyk is currently talking to banks about …

Illegal copies of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ infected with cryptocurrency mining malware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

People trying to download an illegal copy of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” are in for an unpleasant surprise, as copies on “torrent” sites that point to illicit copies of movies were found to include a persistent cryptocurrency miner as an unwanted bonus. …

Following NHTSA investigation, Tesla blocks gaming while cars are being driven

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

In response to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation, Tesla Inc. today said it has disabled the ability to play video games while their vehicles are being driven. As reported yesterday, the NHTSA ODI investigation was launched following a …

Data stolen in business email compromise attack on W. Virginia hospital operator

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Monongalia Health System Inc., a company that runs three hospitals in West Virginia, has been struck by a business email compromise attack. Described Dec. 21 by the company as a “data security incident,” the attack started with an email phishing incident that led …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

W. Virginia employees to be paid despite Kronos remaining offline following ransomware attack

Apache releases Log4j patch to address new RCE vulnerability

LastPass users report attempted logins using their master passwords

In a win for Meta, Oculus app tops App Store rankings at Christmas

Microsoft patent shows possible Surface Trio with three screens

Dutch regulator orders Apple to allow third-party payments in dating apps

Cybersecurity startup Snyk reportedly planning mid-2022 IPO

Illegal copies of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ infected with cryptocurrency mining malware

Following NHTSA investigation, Tesla blocks gaming while cars are being driven

Data stolen in business email compromise attack on W. Virginia hospital operator

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