Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration ban

By Duncan Riley Aug 24, 2020

Chinese-owned social video app provider TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s ban of the service in the U.S. if it’s not sold off to a non-Chinese company. The lawsuit argues that the ban…

NEWS

Delivering strong earnings, Palo Alto Networks also snaps up Crypsis Group for $265M

By Duncan Riley Aug 24, 2020

Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s acquisition spree continued today as the company announced plans to acquire Crypsis Group for $265 million on a day it delivered a strong quarterly earnings report. Founded in 2015, Crypsis…

NEWS

University of Utah paid $457,000 to those behind a ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2020

The University of Utah has become the latest victim of a ransomware attack to pay those behind the attack to resolve the matter, a decision that security researchers claim only encourages future attacks. The…

Apps

Epic Games gets Microsoft support as Apple alleges Fortnite maker asked for special deal

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2020

Epic Games Ltd.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. following the removal of Fortnite from the App Store has taken several new twists, the most notable among them that Microsoft Corp. filed a declaration of support. The…

NEWS

Db2 shared memory vulnerability opened door to attackers, but IBM issued a patch

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2020

Users of IBM Db2 data management software are being warned of a shared-memory vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain read and write access and perform unauthorized actions on a targeted system. Discovered…

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Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi raises $50M ahead of bitcoin rewards card release

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2020

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi Lending LLC announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding to support its upcoming release of a bitcoin rewards credit card. The Series C round was led by Morgan Creek Digital…

NEWS

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan charged in coverup of 2016 data breach

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2020

Former Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan has been charged in relation to covering up a security breach in 2016 that saw the theft of data relating to some 57 million Uber…

NEWS

Mark Zuckerberg testifies at FTC hearing for antitrust investigation

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2020

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has testified at a U.S. Federal Trade Commission hearing for an antitrust investigation that is looking at the company’s practices. First reported by Politico, the testimony is…

NEWS

Millions of IoT devices exposed to serious vulnerability in Cinterion connectivity modules

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2020

X-Force Red, International Business Machine Corp.’s team of hackers today revealed the details of a serious vulnerability in a series of “internet of things” connectivity chips that leaves millions of devices open to attackers. The…

NEWS

235M user profiles scraped from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube found exposed online

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2020

Some 235 million profiles of users of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok compiled by a social media marketing company have been found online on a publicly exposed database. Discovered and publicized today by Bob Diachenko at Comparitech,…

Duncan Riley

TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration ban

Delivering strong earnings, Palo Alto Networks also snaps up Crypsis Group for $265M

University of Utah paid $457,000 to those behind a ransomware attack

Epic Games gets Microsoft support as Apple alleges Fortnite maker asked for special deal

Db2 shared memory vulnerability opened door to attackers, but IBM issued a patch

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi raises $50M ahead of bitcoin rewards card release

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan charged in coverup of 2016 data breach

Mark Zuckerberg testifies at FTC hearing for antitrust investigation

Millions of IoT devices exposed to serious vulnerability in Cinterion connectivity modules

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