Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Canadian bank customers targeted in newly discovered phishing campaign

By Duncan Riley Dec 23, 2019

A newly detailed phishing campaign is targeting customers of Canadian banks, but this one has been around awhile: It’s believed to be at least two years old. Detailed by security researchers at Check Point…

Security

Critical Citrix flaw opens the door to unauthorized access and hacking

By Duncan Riley Dec 23, 2019

A newly discovered vulnerability in Citrix Systems Inc. software platforms exposes networks using the software to potential unauthorized access and hacking. Discovered and published today by security researchers at Positive Technologies, the vulnerability relates to both the Citrix…

Blockchain

Holiday cheer as bitcoin bounces from its lowest level since May

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2019

After a fairly lackluster performance over the last four weeks, bitcoin investors may have something to cheer coming into Christmas as the cryptocurrency surged to its highest level in a month today. For the…

Security

Card data stolen in point-of-sale hack of Wawa stores and gas stations

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2019

The year’s almost done but the data breaches keep on coming, and the latest involves East Coast convenience store and gas station operator Wawa Inc., which has suffered a point-of-sale hack. The data breach…

Security

Calling TikTok a ‘cybersecurity threat,’ US Navy bans popular social media app

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2019

The U.S. Navy has banned the popular social media app TikTok from mobile devices over increasing concerns that the Chinese-owned app presents a security risk. The ban, issued during last week, applies to all…

Apps

ToTok messaging app claimed to be an Emirati surveillance tool

By Duncan Riley Dec 22, 2019

ToTok, a popular Middle Eastern messaging app launched earlier this year, is actually a mass-surveillance tool, according to a report today from the New York Times. Pitched as a secure alternative to services such as WhatsApp…

Security

MyKings cryptomining botnet hides code in Taylor Swift photo

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2019

A cryptomining botnet operator is using an image of Taylor Swift to infect computers, embedding the malicious code in the image itself. The botnet, primarily known as MyKings although also known by some security…

Security

267M Facebook account details in unsecured database shared on hacking forum

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2019

An unsecured database with account details relating to 267 million Facebook Inc. users has been found online and has already been shared on a hacking forum. Discovered and publicized today by security researcher Bob Diachenko,…

AI

AI-powered contract management startup Evisort raises $15M

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2019

Artificial intelligence-powered contract management startup Evisort Inc. has raised $15 million in new funding, the company announced today. The Series A round was led by M12, Microsoft Corp.’s venture fund and included Amity Ventures and…

Security

173M stolen Zynga account credentials find their way online

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2019

Nearly 173 million user records stolen from online games maker Zynga Inc. have found their way online. The theft of the data, which includes usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords, was detailed today by breach monitoring site…

Duncan Riley

Canadian bank customers targeted in newly discovered phishing campaign

Critical Citrix flaw opens the door to unauthorized access and hacking

Holiday cheer as bitcoin bounces from its lowest level since May

Card data stolen in point-of-sale hack of Wawa stores and gas stations

Calling TikTok a ‘cybersecurity threat,’ US Navy bans popular social media app

ToTok messaging app claimed to be an Emirati surveillance tool

MyKings cryptomining botnet hides code in Taylor Swift photo

267M Facebook account details in unsecured database shared on hacking forum

173M stolen Zynga account credentials find their way online

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