Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

NEWS

Security startup Verkada breached as hackers gain access to 150,000 camera feeds

By Duncan Riley Mar 9, 2021

Verkada Inc., a Silicon Valley-funded security camera startup, has suffered a data breach with hackers reportedly able to gain access to 150,000 live camera feeds from companies, jails, police departments and schools. The data…

NEWS

Microsoft Exchange hack, larger than originally believed, prompts emergency task force

By Duncan Riley Mar 8, 2021

A campaign by Chinese hackers that targeted Microsoft Corp.’s Exchange Server, an attack Microsoft warned about earlier this month, is larger than originally believed and has prompted the establishment of an emergency task force.…

Blockchain

Bitcoin technology and financial services firm NYDIG raises $200M

By Duncan Riley Mar 8, 2021

Bitcoin technology and financial services firm NYDIG Execution LLC said today it has raised $200 million in new growth funding to help it fund business initiatives relating to bitcoin. The growth capital round was led…

Blockchain

PayPal acquires digital asset startup Curv for nearly $200M

By Duncan Riley Mar 8, 2021

PayPal Holdings Inc. today announced it has acquired digital asset startup Curv Inc. to allow it to expand its initiatives in support of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Although the purchase price was not disclosed,…

NEWS

Apple releases unexpected software updates to address vulnerability in WebKit

By Duncan Riley Mar 8, 2021

Apple Inc. today released software updates for its range of iPhone, iPad, Mac computers and the Apple Watch that address a vulnerability in the WebKit engine that powers the Safari browser. The security updates…

NEWS

Cybersecurity software provider Qualys suffers Accellion-related data breach

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2021

Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. is the latest victim of a data breach, as the Clop ransomware gang posted on its site screenshots of files allegedly belonging to the company. Qualys confirmed the attack Wednesday,…

Cloud

Virtual events platform startup Hopin raises $400M on $5.65B valuation

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2021

Virtual events platform startup Hopin Ltd. said today it has raised $400 million in new funding to accelerate growth, scale up operations and strengthen its team and platform. The Series C round was led by Andreessen Horowitz…

Apps

Square – yes, Square – buys majority stake in Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal for $297M

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2021

Financial services provider Square Inc. today revealed it has purchased a majority stake in Aspiro AB, the owner of the Tidal music streaming service, for $297 million. The exact size of the stake, made…

AI

Israeli artificial intelligence startup Seebo raises $24M to expand its global reach

By Duncan Riley Mar 4, 2021

Israeli artificial intelligence startup Seebo Interactive Inc. today announced it has raised an additional $24 million in funding to expand its global reach and enhance its process-based AI solution. The expanded Series B round was…

Cloud

Open-source relational database startup Yugabyte raises $48M

By Duncan Riley Mar 3, 2021

Open-source relational database startup Yugabyte Inc. said today it has raised $48 million in new funding to accelerate the launch of its fully managed Yugabyte Cloud offering. The Series C round was led by Lightspeed Venture…

Duncan Riley

Security startup Verkada breached as hackers gain access to 150,000 camera feeds

Microsoft Exchange hack, larger than originally believed, prompts emergency task force

Bitcoin technology and financial services firm NYDIG raises $200M

PayPal acquires digital asset startup Curv for nearly $200M

Apple releases unexpected software updates to address vulnerability in WebKit

Cybersecurity software provider Qualys suffers Accellion-related data breach

Virtual events platform startup Hopin raises $400M on $5.65B valuation

Square – yes, Square – buys majority stake in Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal for $297M

Israeli artificial intelligence startup Seebo raises $24M to expand its global reach

Open-source relational database startup Yugabyte raises $48M

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