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

New Python ransomware targets virtual machines hosted on ESXi hypervisor

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Researchers at Sophos Group plc have released details of new ransomware written in Python that attackers used to compromise and encrypt virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor. The ransomware attack was first discovered at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday when those behind the …

Israeli cybersecurity startup Orca Security raises $550M on $1.8B valuation

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Orca Security Ltd. announced today that it has raised $550 million in an extended Series C round that was originally $210 million in March. The new funding will be used to expand into key industries and further grow the company’s …

Data collaboration solutions startup Duality Technologies raises $30M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Data collaboration solutions startup Duality Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding to expand its go-to-market operations, advance partnerships and further develop its technology. LG Technology Ventures led the Series B round. Also participating in the round were …

Misconfigured older Apache Airflow installations found leaking credentials

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Security researchers at cybersecurity firm Intezer Labs Ltd. have uncovered misconfigurations in older versions of Apache Airflow that expose sensitive information across major companies. The researchers said today they found that the unsecured instances expose sensitive information of companies across the media, finance, manufacturing, …

Prolific ransomware gang operators arrested in Ukraine

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Police in Ukraine have arrested two members of a “prolific” ransomware gang as part of a joint operation among international law enforcement agencies. The arrested occurred on Sept. 28 following a joint investigation involving the French National Gendarmerie, the Ukrainian National Police, …

Intel- and SoftBank-backed Retrace launches AI-based dental management network

AI By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Artificial intelligence-powered dental health startup Retrace Labs Inc., backed by Intel Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., today launched out of stealth mode with a product claimed to be a first for the U.S. dental market. Founded in 2016, Retrace offers a network that allows …

Ransomware continues to thrive despite changes in hacking scene

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Ransomware continues to thrive despite changes in the underground hacking scene this year, according to a new report today from McAfee Enterprise. The company’s “Advanced Threat Research Report: October 2021” examined cybercriminal activity related to ransomware and cloud threats in the second quarter …

Ransomware attack on French software provider affects European bookstores

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Thousands of bookstores in Europe have been affected by a ransomware attack that targeted a leading software supplier. The ransomware attack targeted TiteLive, a French company that offers cloud-based software for book sales and inventory management. Bookstores affected by the ransomware attack …

4.6M Neiman Marcus customers affected by data breach

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Department store company Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has been hacked, with data relating to about 4.6 million customers stolen. The details of the hack were not disclosed, but Nieman Marcus said today that it occurred in May 2020. The company officially describes the …

Five9 shareholders reject Zoom takeover offer after authorities raised security concerns

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s attempt to acquire cloud contact center provider Five9 Inc. is no longer. Five9 shareholders rejected the takeover offer today after U.S. regulators raised national security concerns over the deal. Zoom had announced in July that it entered into an …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

New Python ransomware targets virtual machines hosted on ESXi hypervisor

Data collaboration solutions startup Duality Technologies raises $30M

Misconfigured older Apache Airflow installations found leaking credentials

Prolific ransomware gang operators arrested in Ukraine

Ransomware continues to thrive despite changes in hacking scene

Ransomware attack on French software provider affects European bookstores

4.6M Neiman Marcus customers affected by data breach

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