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

Unicorns, financing, megarounds and exits all hit record highs in second quarter

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Venture capital continued to boom in the second quarter with record numbers for new unicorns, U.S. financing, megarounds and exits, according to the latest quarterly State of Venture Report from CB Insights. The report makes for quite remarkable reading given the numbers …

Morgan Stanley discloses data breach following attack on third-party vendor

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Morgan Stanley has disclosed that some of its corporate customers had their data stolen following a data breach at a third-party vendor. The data breach involved Guidehouse Inc., a company that provides account maintenance services to Morgan Stanley’s StockPlan Connect Business. The …

Crypto and blockchain firm Circle to go public, raising funds via SPAC deal on $4.5B valuation

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency and blockchain services provider Circle Internet Financial Inc. is the latest to jump on the SPAC bandwagon as the company announced today that it plans to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company merger. The deal will see Circle merge with Concord …

As fake updates target victims, Kaseya allegedly knew of exploited vulnerability in April

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Users of software from Kaseya Ltd. are being targeted with fake updates following an attack by the REvil ransomware group, as it was revealed today that the company was allegedly informed of a vulnerability exploited in a ransomware attack by REvil earlier …

Sophos snaps up Linux attack protection startup Capsule8

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity firm Sophos Group plc announced today it has acquired Linux attack protection startup Capsule8 Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Capsule8 offers an attack detection platform built for Linux production environments. The service provides detection to customers whether they use …

Satellite imagery and data startup Planet to go public in $2.8B SPAC deal

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Satellite imagery and data startup Planet Labs Inc. announced today that it’s planning to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company in a $2.8 billion deal. Under the deal, Planet will merge with dNY Technology Group IV, a SPAC listed on the …

ZeroFox acquires ‘dark web’ intelligence research firm Vigilante

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX Inc. said today it has acquired “dark web” intelligence research firm Vigilante ATI Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2003, Vigilante offers business-focused security monitoring solutions through a combination of consulting, managed services and threat intelligence. The company is …

Hyperlocal social networking startup Nextdoor to go public via SPAC merger

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Hyperlocal social networking startup Nextdoor Inc. is set to go public as the company announced today that it will do so through a special-purpose acquisition company. The deal will see Nextdoor merge with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II and values the company at …

US government vows to take action on REvil Kaseya attack if linked to Russia

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

The U.S. government today vowed to take action against Russia if the ransomware attack that targeted software from Kaseya Ltd. is proved to be linked to the country. The ransomware attack, attributed to the REvil ransomware gang started on Friday ahead of …

Following Didi app ban, China cracks down on companies seeking US IPOs

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

A crackdown by the Chinese government on companies that choose to go public in the U.S. may put the initial public offerings of dozens of Chinese companies at risk The suggestion, according to Bloomberg, comes after the Cyberspace Administration of China banned the Didi Chuxing …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Unicorns, financing, megarounds and exits all hit record highs in second quarter

Morgan Stanley discloses data breach following attack on third-party vendor

Crypto and blockchain firm Circle to go public, raising funds via SPAC deal on $4.5B valuation

As fake updates target victims, Kaseya allegedly knew of exploited vulnerability in April

Sophos snaps up Linux attack protection startup Capsule8

Satellite imagery and data startup Planet to go public in $2.8B SPAC deal

ZeroFox acquires ‘dark web’ intelligence research firm Vigilante

Hyperlocal social networking startup Nextdoor to go public via SPAC merger

US government vows to take action on REvil Kaseya attack if linked to Russia

Following Didi app ban, China cracks down on companies seeking US IPOs

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