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

Regulator gives green light for banks to use blockchains and stablecoins for settlement

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has given the green light to national banks and federal savings institutions to use public blockchains and stablecoins for settlement, a decision that could result in a huge boost to the sector. The …

T-Mobile hacked again as some customer account information stolen

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile USA Inc. has suffered another data breach, its fourth since 2018, resulting in the theft of some information relating to customer accounts. Described by the company as a “security incident,” the hack is said to have involved “malicious, unauthorized access” to …

Bitcoin passes through $34,000 as rally shows no sign of ending

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

It’s often said that history repeats itself but fortunately for bitcoin investors it has yet to do so, as the cryptocurrency continuing to surge to record highs over the New Year’s weekend period. Bitcoin continues to break records, surging through the $30,000 …

Samsung sets Jan. 14 Galaxy S21 ‘Unpacked’ event to debut new smartphones

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has officially scheduled an “Unpacked” event for Jan. 14 to launch its latest line of flagship smartphones. The naming of Samsung flagship phones is open to speculation given that the Korean giant abandoned its previous consecutive numbered naming …

Serious security vulnerability discovered in Zyxel network devices

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in firewalls, virtual private network gateways and access point controllers manufactured by Zyxel Communications Corp. Detailed last month by security researchers at Dutch cybersecurity firm Eye Control, the vulnerability is believed to affect more than 100,000 …

SolarWinds hack may be bigger than previously believed

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The extent of the hack of SolarWinds WorldWide LLC continues to expand, as a report Saturday suggested it spread across hundreds of networks. The hack, which according to Microsoft Corp. involved two advanced persistent threat groups likely from two different countries but mainly Russia, is …

Ticketmaster agrees to pay $10M to settle hacking charges against rival service

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Being a victim of hacking and hacking others as well is a rare combination, but U.S. ticket sales company Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. has managed to do both. Ticketmaster’s U.K. division was hacked in 2018 in one of the earliest recorded Magecart attacks, …

Binance to delist Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency after SEC lawsuit

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, today announced that it will delist Ripple Labs Inc.’s XRP cryptocurrency following a lawsuit filed against Ripple by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that the cryptocurrency is an unregistered security. The announcement comes after …

Credit card details stolen in hack of Usenet site NZBGeek

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

NZBGeek, a popular Usenet site, has been hacked with user information including credit card details stolen. It may surprise many that Usenet still exists in 2020. Established in 1980 as a precursor to internet forums, it was still somewhat popular through the …

Warning: Cybercriminals are targeting COVID-19 vaccines and distribution

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a warning to financial institutions to be alert to the threat of fraud, ransomware and other types of criminal activity targeting COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution. The warning, issued Monday , states …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Regulator gives green light for banks to use blockchains and stablecoins for settlement

T-Mobile hacked again as some customer account information stolen

Bitcoin passes through $34,000 as rally shows no sign of ending

Samsung sets Jan. 14 Galaxy S21 ‘Unpacked’ event to debut new smartphones

Serious security vulnerability discovered in Zyxel network devices

SolarWinds hack may be bigger than previously believed

Ticketmaster agrees to pay $10M to settle hacking charges against rival service

Binance to delist Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency after SEC lawsuit

Credit card details stolen in hack of Usenet site NZBGeek

Warning: Cybercriminals are targeting COVID-19 vaccines and distribution

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