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

Google Cloud Chronicle’s new threat detection service promises speed and scale

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Google Cloud’s Chronicle security service today announced Chronicle Detect, a threat detection solution that leverages Google’s infrastructure to help enterprises identify threats faster and at larger scale. Designed to deliver threat detection to enterprises with the next generation of Google’s rules engine …

Government issues alert on spread of information stealing LokiBot malware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency today issued an alert on the increased spread of LokiBot, a form of malware designed to steal confidential information. LokiBot was discovered in 2016, but it’s the increased detection rate since July that has …

179 arrested in global operation targeting dark web buyers and sellers

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A joint operation across nine counties has led to the arrest of 179 people buying and selling illicit goods and services on the dark web. “Operation DisrupTor” was led by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation with support from German Federal …

Facebook Libra co-founder Morgan Beller quits to become partner at NFX

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Morgan Beller, a co-founder of Facebook Inc.’s Libra digital currency project, has left Novi, the company formerly known as Calibra that was set up by Facebook to commercialize the idea. Formerly officially head of strategy at Novi, Beller (pictured) has left the …

Banks can legally deal with cryptocurrency stablecoins under new federal ruling

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Monday issued its first official guidance on stablecoins, which are cryptocurrency whose value is linked to traditional currency holdings. The guidance is potentially game-changing given that it confirms that U.S. banks can provide services …

Justice Department reportedly could sue Google on antitrust grounds this month

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

After years of speculation, Google LLC could be getting close to facing a lawsuit on antitrust grounds, according to multiple reports published today. Both the New York Times and the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Justice Department is in the process of …

Laser developer IPG Photonics hit by a ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Nasdaq-listed U.S. laser company IP Photonics Corp. has been hit by a ransomware attack that shut down saw its information technology systems worldwide. First reported Friday by Bleeping Computer, the ransomware attack involved the RansomExx strain of ransomware, sometimes also dubbed Ransom X. …

California judge rules Trump WeChat ban invalid on First Amendment grounds

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

A judge in California this weekend blocked the Trump administration ruling that Chinese social media app WeChat should be removed from the Apple Inc. App Store and the Google LLC Play Store on First Amendment grounds. Though it’s not well-known in the west, …

Google bans stalkerware apps in the Play Store, with some exceptions

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Google LLC is officially banning “stalkerware” apps from the Google Play Store effective Oct. 1, but the apps can still be offered if they’re pitched as tracking children or for enterprise purposes under some conditions. Stalkerware apps allow a third party to …

Report: Uber in talks with SoftBank for a partial sale of its stake in Didi Chuxing

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY6 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. is reported to be in talks to divest part of its shares in Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co., according to a report Thursday. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter, said the private discussions are being led by …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Government issues alert on spread of information stealing LokiBot malware

179 arrested in global operation targeting dark web buyers and sellers

Facebook Libra co-founder Morgan Beller quits to become partner at NFX

Banks can legally deal with cryptocurrency stablecoins under new federal ruling

Justice Department reportedly could sue Google on antitrust grounds this month

Laser developer IPG Photonics hit by a ransomware attack

California judge rules Trump WeChat ban invalid on First Amendment grounds

Google bans stalkerware apps in the Play Store, with some exceptions

Report: Uber in talks with SoftBank for a partial sale of its stake in Didi Chuxing

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