Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Coinbase files draft registration for 2021 initial public offering

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2020

Some five months after it was first reported to be exploring the option, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and…

Security

Latest SolarWinds victims reportedly include nuclear weapons agency and Microsoft

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2020

The number of potential victims in the SolarWinds WorldWide LLC hack continues to rise today, as the U.S. Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration are believed to have been compromised — along with…

Security

Enterprise data backup provider Clumio launches new ransomware protection service

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2020

Enterprise data backup provider Clumio Inc. today launched a new ransomware protection product designed to protect businesses from the ongoing threat of infection. Called Clumio RansomProtect, the product is described as the industry’s first air-gapped…

Security

New Goontact spyware aims to steal data from iOS and Android users

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

A newly discovered form of spyware has been found that can steal data from both iOS and Android users. Dubbed “Goontact” by researchers at cybersecurity firm Lookout Inc., the spyware is offered through illicit…

Blockchain

Bitcoin breaks through $20,000 to hit new all-time high

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

The price of bitcoin hit new record highs in trading today, breaking through $20,000 for the first time in its history. The $20,000 mark was surpassed at 8:44 a.m. EST and the price of…

Apps

A tale of two initial public offerings: Upstart booms, Wish bombs

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

It was tale of two different initial public offering outcomes on public markets today as financial technology startup Upstart Holdings Inc. boomed on its debut while e-commerce firm Wish’s parent company ContextLogic Inc. bombed.…

Big Data

Data protection startup BigID raises $70M on $1B unicorn valuation

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

Data protection and privacy startup BigID Inc. announced today that it has raised $70 million in new funding to deliver new applications for using data for data privacy, security and governance. The Series D round…

Security

45M medical images found exposed online on unsecured servers

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered more than 45 million medical images exposed online that include personally identifiable information. Detailed today by researchers at CybelAngel, the images were found as part of a six-month investigation of data storage…

Cloud

Productivity platform startup ClickUp raises $100M on $1B unicorn valuation

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2020

Productivity platform startup ClickUp said today it has raised $100 million in new funding on a valuation reported to be $1 billion, giving the company co-called unicorn status for the first time. The Series B…

Security

Scope of SolarWinds hack grows as Microsoft moves to protect customers

By Duncan Riley Dec 15, 2020

More details continue to emerge on the hack of software from SolarWinds WorldWide LLC used by the U.S. government and others as Microsoft Corp. today moved to protect customers from the compromise. The hack,…

Duncan Riley

Coinbase files draft registration for 2021 initial public offering

Latest SolarWinds victims reportedly include nuclear weapons agency and Microsoft

New Goontact spyware aims to steal data from iOS and Android users

Bitcoin breaks through $20,000 to hit new all-time high

A tale of two initial public offerings: Upstart booms, Wish bombs

45M medical images found exposed online on unsecured servers

Scope of SolarWinds hack grows as Microsoft moves to protect customers

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