Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

FBI warns vishing attacks are on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Duncan Riley Jan 18, 2021

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning in relation to “vishing” or voice phishing attacks, a form of cybercrime that uses social engineering over a telephone to gain access access to…

Blockchain

Livecoin cryptocurrency exchange closes down after being hacked in December

By Duncan Riley Jan 18, 2021

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has shut down after it was hacked last month. In the hack in December, those behind it changed cryptocurrency exchange rates on Livecoin and the company lost control over all…

Security

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency hit by ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2021

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that it was struck by a ransomware attack on Christmas Eve that shut down its internal networks. The form of the ransomware attack was not disclosed, but…

Apps

AI-powered relocation firm PerchPeek raises $2.7M amid remote working shift

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2021

Artificial intelligence-powered relocation firm PerchPeek Ltd. today said it has raised £2 million ($2.72 million) to further its international expansion as well as growing its U.S. sales team. The round was led by Episode 1 and…

Security

Stolen Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data published online

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2021

Data on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that was stolen in December has been published online by those behind the hack. The leaked data was discovered earlier this week by the European Medicines Agency, where the…

Security

SolarLeaks website offers source code stolen in SolarWinds hack for sale

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2021

In the latest twist on the SolarWinds hacking story, a site called SolarLeaks is selling stolen data from the hack, including source code from Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., FireEye Inc. and SolarWinds Worldwide…

Apps

Despite antitrust investigation, Google completes its acquisition of Fitbit

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2021

Google LLC today completed its acquisition of smartwatch maker Fitbit Inc. despite an ongoing antitrust investigation into the deal. The $2.1 billion acquisition deal was announced in November 2019, when the announcement immediately caused…

Emerging Tech

Startup exits, deal values and venture capital raised hit record highs in 2020

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2021

Despite the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.S. venture capital industry posted new records for the year, according to the just-released PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor fourth-quarter 2020 report. For the year,…

Security

US issues warning over recent cyberattacks targeting cloud services

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency today issued a warning concerning several recent cyberattacks targeting various cloud services. The report states that threat actors are using phishing and other…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2021

Cryptocurrency custodian startup Anchorage Hold LLC has obtained conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a federally chartered bank. Now formally known as Anchorage Digital Bank National…

Duncan Riley

FBI warns vishing attacks are on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic

Livecoin cryptocurrency exchange closes down after being hacked in December

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency hit by ransomware attack

AI-powered relocation firm PerchPeek raises $2.7M amid remote working shift

Stolen Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data published online

SolarLeaks website offers source code stolen in SolarWinds hack for sale

Despite antitrust investigation, Google completes its acquisition of Fitbit

Startup exits, deal values and venture capital raised hit record highs in 2020

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

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