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

Data stolen in hack targeting network solutions provider Belden

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Networking solutions provider Belden Inc. has been hacked and employee and company data stolen. Described Tuesday by the company as a “data incident involving unauthorized access” and a “sophisticated attack by a party outside the company,” the data theft is said to involve …

Hacker publishes credentials stolen from Fortinet’s FortiGate VPNs

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A hacker has published a list of credentials for nearly 50,000 Fortinet Inc. FortiGate virtual private networking systems connected to the internet that can be exploited using a known vulnerability. The 6.7-gigabyte uncompressed database is being offered on popular hacking forums and …

IBM reportedly cutting 10,000 employees from European services unit

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

International Business Machines Corp. is planning to eliminate about 10,000 jobs from its European services unit to cut costs ahead of a spinoff of the division next year, according to a report today from Bloomberg. The job cuts would affect about 20% of IBM …

Coinbase disables margin trading service following government guidance

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc., the largest exchange in the U.S., today disabled its margin trading service following new guidance from the Commodity Future Trading Commission. Customers of Coinbase Pro that were using the service can no longer place new trades as of 2 …

User data stolen from event organizing service Peatix offered for sale online

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Event organizing service Peatix Inc. has suffered a data breach with the details of up to 6.77 million users offered for sale online. The data breach, reported to have occurred earlier this month, included full names, usernames, emails and hashed passwords. According to ZDNet today, …

US government warns of online holiday shopping scams

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

With the end of the year nearing, two U.S. government agencies are warning shoppers to be cautious of online holiday shopping scams, fake emails and unencrypted financial transactions. The warnings today came from both the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department …

Android apps from Chinese internet giant Baidu found to leak sensitive data

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

New research from Palo Alto Network Inc.’s Unit 42 has detailed how Android apps from Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. listed on Google Play were leaking sensitive data. The apps, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps that have been downloaded in …

Spotify user credentials compiled by hackers found on unsecured database

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A database of Spotify Technology SA account details believed to have been compiled by hackers has been found on an unsecured database in a tale that combines not only hacking but also one of the most common forms of data exposure. Detailed today …

Tesla Model X entry system security flaw allows vehicles to be stolen in minutes

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A security flaw in Tesla Inc.’s Model X keyless entry system has been found to allow a would-be hacker to steal the vehicle in minutes. Discovered by Lennert Wouters, a Ph.D. student at COSIC, a research group at the University of Leuven in Belgium, the …

Apple security head indicted for allegedly offering iPads for concealed gun permits

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A grand jury in Santa Clara, California, has indicted Thomas Moyer, Apple Inc.’s head of global security, and three other men concerning an alleged bribery scheme to obtain concealed gun carry permits. The other people charged, Undersheriff Rick Sung and Captain James Jensen, are …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Data stolen in hack targeting network solutions provider Belden

Hacker publishes credentials stolen from Fortinet’s FortiGate VPNs

IBM reportedly cutting 10,000 employees from European services unit

Coinbase disables margin trading service following government guidance

User data stolen from event organizing service Peatix offered for sale online

US government warns of online holiday shopping scams

Android apps from Chinese internet giant Baidu found to leak sensitive data

Spotify user credentials compiled by hackers found on unsecured database

Tesla Model X entry system security flaw allows vehicles to be stolen in minutes

Apple security head indicted for allegedly offering iPads for concealed gun permits

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