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

2.28M user records from dating site MeetMindful published on hacking forum

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Details of more the 2.28 million users of dating site MeetMindful have been released online for free in the latest in a series of stolen data dumps. The stolen data includes real names, email addresses, address information, body details, dating preferences, marital …

Uber lays off 15% of Postmates workers post-acquisition

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. has laid off around 185 people, approximately 15% of staff at Postmates Inc. after having finalized its acquisition of the company in December. The New York Times reported that Uber announced the cuts to staff on Thursday, Jan. 21, as …

Apple warns iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories can interfere with medical devices

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. has issued a warning that its iPhone 12 range and its MagSafe accessories can interfere with implantable medical devices, potentially making them deadly to users. The problem is that the devices contain magnets and radios that emit electromagnetic fields, which …

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

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 Series B round for the company, formally named …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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, under the name of “Operation Skeleton Key,” has a …

World Economic Forum pegs cybersecurity failure as a major global risk

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 ongoing COVID-19 pandemic topped the “clear and present dangers” …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 from Pixlr were published on a well-known internet …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 cryptocurrencies are used for illicit financing. The Chainalysis …

Anthony Levandowski pardoned over theft of trade secrets from Alphabet

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 his last day in office. Levandowski was charged …

Researchers find new form of malware used in the SolarWinds attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 to deliver a payload of Cobalt Strike. That’s …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

2.28M user records from dating site MeetMindful published on hacking forum

Uber lays off 15% of Postmates workers post-acquisition

Apple warns iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories can interfere with medical devices

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

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