Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

California fines Uber $59M, gives it 30 days to pay or lose its operating license

By Duncan Riley Dec 14, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. is under threat again in its home state of California after a judge fined the company $59 million today and gave the company 30 days to pay the fine or lose…

Security

US government software provider SolarWinds confirms it was hacked

By Duncan Riley Dec 14, 2020

The hack of the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments, first reported Sunday to involve Russian state-sponsored hackers, today was officially attributed to the compromise of software from SolarWinds Worldwide LLC. As previously reported by SiliconANGLE, SolarWinds software is used…

Security

Russian group reportedly hacks US Commerce and Treasury departments

By Duncan Riley Dec 13, 2020

The U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments have been attacked by hackers believed to be linked to the Russian government, according to multiple reports today. The hack, according to The Washington Post, came from advanced persistent…

Cloud

New Amazon program aims to train 29M people in cloud computing by 2025

By Duncan Riley Dec 10, 2020

Amazon.com Inc. today announced a new program designed to train 29 million people to work in cloud computing by 2025. The idea behind the program is to reskill people to be able to find…

Security

Microsoft warns Adrozek malware is hijacking advertising in search results

By Duncan Riley Dec 10, 2020

Microsoft Corp.’s 365 Defender Research Team today issued a warning in relation to a malware campaign that seeks to inject ads silently into search results in multiple browsers. Dubbed “Adrozek,” the persistent malware campaign, believed…

Security

Cloud hosting provider Netgain struck by ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Dec 9, 2020

Cloud hosting and information technology services provider Netgain Technology Inc. has been struck by a ransomware attack that has forced the company to take some of its data centers offline. According to Bleeping Computer Wednesday,…

Security

Israeli cloud security startup Wiz emerges from stealth with $100M in funding

By Duncan Riley Dec 9, 2020

Israeli cloud security startup Wiz Inc. has emerged out of stealth with the announcement of $100 million in new funding to allow it to scale up to meet customer demand. The Series A round included Index Ventures, Sequoia…

Policy

Federal Trade Commission and states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook

By Duncan Riley Dec 9, 2020

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, with the support of 46 states, the District of Columbia and Guam, have finally filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc. alleging that the social media giant undertook a multiyear…

Security

Foxconn plant in Mexico struck in DoppelPaymer ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Dec 8, 2020

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., better known as Foxconn, has been struck by a ransomware attack that briefly caused issues at its production facilities in Mexico and resulted in data stolen. First reported Monday by Bleeping…

Apps

As Galaxy S21 teaser trailer leaks, Samsung expected to launch new phones in January

By Duncan Riley Dec 8, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is planning to announce its latest range of flagship smartphones in the new year as a teaser trailer for the devices leaked online. The date hasn’t been officially announced, but Android…

Duncan Riley

California fines Uber $59M, gives it 30 days to pay or lose its operating license

US government software provider SolarWinds confirms it was hacked

Russian group reportedly hacks US Commerce and Treasury departments

Microsoft warns Adrozek malware is hijacking advertising in search results

Federal Trade Commission and states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook

Foxconn plant in Mexico struck in DoppelPaymer ransomware attack

As Galaxy S21 teaser trailer leaks, Samsung expected to launch new phones in January

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