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

Apple patches macOS vulnerability exploited to bypass security defenses

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. today released a security update for macOS Big Sur 11.4 to address a vulnerability that was being exploited to bypass macOS security defenses. The vulnerability traces back to a discovery made by researchers at Trend Micro Inc. in August that …

Data of 100M Android users exposed from faulty cloud storage syncing

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

The data of more than 100 million Android app users has been found exposed because of misconfigurations relating to third-party services. Detailed May 20 by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the exposure relates to 23 popular apps that put user’s personal …

Insurance company CNA Finance reportedly paid $40M to resolve ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Ransomware attacks are nearly daily news in 2021 and there’s a reason why: It’s a lucrative business for cybercriminals who know that even if some of their targets won’t pay up, others will. Enter a ransomware attack on insurance company CNA Finance …

Work-focused video messaging platform startup Loom raises $130M on $1.5B valuation

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Work-focused video messaging platform startup Loom Inc. has raised $130 million in new funding to build on recent momentum, drive product innovation and scale up operations globally. The Series C round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included ICONIQ Growth, Kleiner Perkins, …

Information stolen in ransomware attack on Ireland’s health service shared online

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Medical and personal information stolen from Ireland’s health service in a ransomware attack last week is now being shared online after the service refused to pay the demanded ransom. The ransomware attack by the Conti ransomware was first detected on the health …

Industrial SaaS startup Cognite raises $150M on a unicorn valuation of $1.6B

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Industrial software-as-a-service startup Cognite AS said today it has raised $150 million in new funding to help accelerate the data-driven transformation of legacy industries in a bid to help make them more sustainable and profitable. The Series A round was led by TCV …

Shares in business website provider Squarespace drop on NYSE debut

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Shares in business website provider Squarespace Inc. dropped on their debut on the New York Stock Exchange today after the company went public via a direct listing. With a reference price of $50 per share, the first trade in Squarespace was $48 …

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunge on disputed China news, Elon Musk tweets

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged today on disputed news out of China and yet more tweets from Elon Musk. Bitcoin, which had been trading around the $50,000 mark a week ago after hitting a record high of nearly $65,000 …

Risky Exchange operation detection tops threat list for Azure AD and Office 365

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

Recently minted unicorn threat detection and response startup Vectra AI Inc. today released a new report on threat detections for Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Active Directory and Office 365 and has found that risky Exchange operation detection was at the top of the list. …

Apple reportedly working on new range of Macs with faster processors

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY5 YEARS AGO

A month after Apple Inc. announced a new lineup of M1-powered devices, including a new iMac, iPad Pro and Apple TV, reports have already emerged on what the company may be working on next. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Data of 100M Android users exposed from faulty cloud storage syncing

Insurance company CNA Finance reportedly paid $40M to resolve ransomware attack

Work-focused video messaging platform startup Loom raises $130M on $1.5B valuation

Information stolen in ransomware attack on Ireland’s health service shared online

Industrial SaaS startup Cognite raises $150M on a unicorn valuation of $1.6B

Shares in business website provider Squarespace drop on NYSE debut

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunge on disputed China news, Elon Musk tweets

Risky Exchange operation detection tops threat list for Azure AD and Office 365

Apple reportedly working on new range of Macs with faster processors

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