Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ maker CD Projekt struck by ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Video game developer CD Projekt S.A., the maker of “Cyberpunk 2077,” has been struck by a ransomware attack that resulted in data stolen. The company said in a tweeted statement today it detected a cyberattack that compromised some of its internal systems Feb. 8. …

Lyft shares rise to 17-month high on stronger-than-expected earnings

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Shares in Lyft Inc. rose to a 17-month high in after-hours trading after the ride-hailing company beat analysts’ predictions in its fourth-quarter earnings report. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Lyft reported revenue fell 44%, to $569.9 million, from a year ago …

Twitter shares rise on stronger quarterly earnings

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Shares in Twitter Inc. rose slightly in after-hours trading after the microblogging service beat analysts’ predictions for its fourth-quarter earnings but warned of increasing expenses in the year ahead. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Twitter reported a profit of $222 million, or …

Bitcoin hits record high as Tesla discloses investment, Apple may be interested

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin smashed through $40,000 today to hit new record highs amid reports that Apple Inc. could be interested in the cryptocurrency and Tesla Inc. had purchased $1.5 billion in bitcoin. Although bitcoin first broke through the $40,000 mark in …

Hacker targets Florida treatment plant in attempt to poison water supply

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Sadly in 2021 not a day passes without news of a company, government or organization being targeted by hackers, but usually cyberattacks don’t try to poison thousands of people. That’s exactly what nearly happened last week in Pinellas County, Florida. An unknown …

Hyundai and Kia deny they’re in talks with Apple to produce a car

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Apparently there will be no Apple Car coming out of South Korean companies. Both Hyundai Motor Co. and its subsidiary Kia Corp. today denied reports that they’re in talks with Apple Inc. to develop an electric autonomous vehicle. Apple’s efforts to build …

Ziggy ransomware group shuts down amid concern over law enforcement actions

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The Ziggy ransomware group has shut down and released a decryption key amid concern that it may be targeted by law enforcement, according to a report today from Bleeping Computer. The group reportedly announced on a Telegram group that it would be shutting down, …

Patient records stolen from Florida and Texas hospitals get published on the dark web

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Tens of thousands of patient records stolen from two hospital chains have been published on the dark web, the shady corner of the internet where illicit goods are sold. The records were stolen from Leon Medical Centers, which serves eight locations in Miami, …

New botnet targets Android devices to facilitate DDoS attacks

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A new botnet has been discovered in the wild that targets Android devices to facilitate distributed denial-of-service attacks. Discovered and detailed Tuesday by researchers at Qihoo 360 Netlab, the botnet was first detected on Jan. 26. It was initially believed to be an outbreak …

Cloud-based drone mapping startup DroneDeploy raises $50M

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform startup DroneDeploy announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its products beyond aerial capture, accelerate its expansion into Europe and explore opportunities for strategic acquisitions. The Series E round was led by Energize Ventures …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ maker CD Projekt struck by ransomware attack

Lyft shares rise to 17-month high on stronger-than-expected earnings

Twitter shares rise on stronger quarterly earnings

Bitcoin hits record high as Tesla discloses investment, Apple may be interested

Hacker targets Florida treatment plant in attempt to poison water supply

Hyundai and Kia deny they’re in talks with Apple to produce a car

Ziggy ransomware group shuts down amid concern over law enforcement actions

Patient records stolen from Florida and Texas hospitals get published on the dark web

New botnet targets Android devices to facilitate DDoS attacks

Cloud-based drone mapping startup DroneDeploy raises $50M

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