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

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

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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, the sector hit record highs in total exit …

US issues warning over recent cyberattacks targeting cloud services

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 vectors to exploit poor cybersecurity hygiene practices within …

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

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 Association, Anchorage is the first cryptocurrency company to …

Online payments company Affirm pops on public debut as others queue for IPOs

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Shares in online payments company Affirm Holdings Inc. nearly doubled on their public debut on the Nasdaq today as the market for initial public offerings in 2021 appears to be as hot as it was in 2020. Affirm operates in the “buy now, pay …

LogRhythm acquires threat detection startup MistNet

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. announced today it has acquired threat detection startup MistNet.IO Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, MistNet offers a security threat detection and prevention platform that is designed to minimize exposure to cybersecurity risks. The company’s main offering, …

Hackers compromise Mimecast certificate used to connect to Microsoft 365

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A security certificate issued by Mimecast Services Ltd. that’s used to authenticate some of the company’s products with Microsoft Corp. 365 Exchange Web Services has been hacked. The certificate, issued to some Mimecast customers to authenticate Mimecast Sync and Recover, Continuity Monitor …

Information management platform startup M-Files raises $80M

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Information management platform startup M-Files Inc. revealed today that it has raised $80 million in new funding in a round led by Bregal Milestone and including Partech, Tesi and Draper Esprit. Founded in 2001, M-Files offers a next-generation intelligent information management platform that is …

Visa abandons $5.7B Plaid acquisition following antitrust lawsuit

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Visa Inc. today abandoned its $5.7 billion acquisition of financial technology startup Plaid Financial Inc. following a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice challenging the deal on antitrust grounds. The deal was announced in January 2020 and the Justice Department was first …

United Nations data breach exposes details of more than 100,000 employees

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The United Nations has suffered a data breach that exposed the details of more than 100,000 U.N. Environmental Program employees, but in a twist, the breach was uncovered by ethical hackers. The discovery was made and revealed today by ethical hacking and …

Digital asset startup Bakkt to go public via special-purpose acquisition company

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Bakkt LLC, a digital asset startup founded by New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc., today announced plans to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company, the latest startup to take the SPAC route. The plans to go public involve a …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

Online payments company Affirm pops on public debut as others queue for IPOs

LogRhythm acquires threat detection startup MistNet

Hackers compromise Mimecast certificate used to connect to Microsoft 365

Information management platform startup M-Files raises $80M

Visa abandons $5.7B Plaid acquisition following antitrust lawsuit

United Nations data breach exposes details of more than 100,000 employees

Digital asset startup Bakkt to go public via special-purpose acquisition company

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