Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Apps

Andreessen Horowitz leads reported $100M funding of audio-based social app Clubhouse

By Duncan Riley Jan 24, 2021

Audio-based social app Clubhouse said today it has raised new funding from the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz to help the startup scale up by hiring more people and investing in creators. The amount of the…

Security

Chinese hacking group ‘Chimera’ targets Taiwanese chip and airline companies

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2021

An advanced threat protection group from China is allegedly targeting Taiwanese companies according to cybersecurity company CyCraft. In a recent report into an APT they dub “Chimera,” researchers at CyCraft claim that the APT,…

Security

World Economic Forum pegs cybersecurity failure as a major global risk

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

Cybersecurity failure presents a major risk facing the world this year and well beyond, according to the Global Risks Landscape 2021 report published by the World Economic Forum. Although infectious diseases, in particular the…

Security

ShinyHunters publishes 1.9M stolen user credentials from photo editing site Pixlr

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

Infamous hacking group ShinyHunters has released 1.9 million stolen user records from free online photo editing service Pixlr as part of a release of hacked data from various sites. Links to the data stolen…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency criminal use drops as Biden nominee claims most are used for illicit financing

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

A new report from Chainalysis Inc. has found that the use of cryptocurrency for illegal activities dropped significantly in 2020 even as incoming Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (pictured) is claiming that most…

Emerging Tech

Anthony Levandowski pardoned over theft of trade secrets from Alphabet

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

In a surprise move, Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous vehicle unit who was convicted and jailed for stealing corporate secrets from Alphabet Inc. was pardoned by now-former President Donald Trump on…

Security

Researchers find new form of malware used in the SolarWinds attack

By Duncan Riley Jan 19, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware strain that was used in the now-infamous hack of SolarWinds Worldwide LLC last year. Detailed Monday by researchers at Symantec, the malware, dubbed “Raindrop,” is a loader designed…

Infra

Cisco given approval by China to acquire chip maker Acacia Communications

By Duncan Riley Jan 19, 2021

Cisco Systems Inc. has been given approval by China’s State Administration of Market Regulation, the country’s antitrust regulator, to acquire Acacia Communications Inc. Cisco first announced that it was intending to acquire networking chip maker Acadia…

Security

Internal emails stolen in hack targeting cybersecurity company Malwarebytes

By Duncan Riley Jan 19, 2021

Cybersecurity software firm Malwarebytes Inc. has been hacked and internal emails stolen. The hack, revealed today, is being attributed to the nation-state actor implicated in the Solar Winds Worldwide LLC breach, though Malwarebytes noted…

Cloud

Automated cash management startup Trovata raises $20M in new funding

By Duncan Riley Jan 19, 2021

Automated cash management startup Trovata Inc. said early Tuesday that it has raised $20 million in new funding to deliver new services, accelerate multibank application programming interfaces globally and add more bank distribution partners. The round…

Duncan Riley

Chinese hacking group ‘Chimera’ targets Taiwanese chip and airline companies

World Economic Forum pegs cybersecurity failure as a major global risk

ShinyHunters publishes 1.9M stolen user credentials from photo editing site Pixlr

Cryptocurrency criminal use drops as Biden nominee claims most are used for illicit financing

Anthony Levandowski pardoned over theft of trade secrets from Alphabet

Researchers find new form of malware used in the SolarWinds attack

Cisco given approval by China to acquire chip maker Acacia Communications

Internal emails stolen in hack targeting cybersecurity company Malwarebytes

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