Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Botnet uses YouTube to hide its cryptomining activities

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2019

In a sign of the times, a longstanding botnet has changed its behavior, switching its activity to cryptomining while using YouTube as part of its process. Discovered Tuesday by security researchers at ESET spol s.r.o, the…

Blockchain

HSBC to shift $20B of assets onto a new blockchain-based custody platform

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2019

Global banking conglomerate HSBC Holdings PLC is doubling down on its use of blockchain solutions, saying it intends to shift $20 billion worth of assets onto a new blockchain-based custody platform by March. Reuters reported today…

Apps

End of an era: Design wizard Jony Ive leaves Apple

By Duncan Riley Nov 28, 2019

Marking the end of an era, Apple Inc.’s Chief Design Officer Jony Ive has left the company after nearly 30 years. Ive’s intended departure was announced in June as the legendary designer said he would…

Blockchain

$52M in Ethereum stolen from Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit

By Duncan Riley Nov 27, 2019

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has been hacked and the equivalent of about $52 million in cryptocurrency stolen. The hack, which involved the theft of 342,000 Ethereum, took place earlier today and involved those behind…

Security

Vulnerable Docker instances targeted in cryptocurrency mining campaign

By Duncan Riley Nov 27, 2019

Unknown hackers have launched a new campaign that’s actively scanning for vulnerable Docker application container instances to inject cryptomining code. Discovered by cybersecurity firm Bad Packets LLC, the group is actively scanning for vulnerable…

Apps

Twitter pauses plan to delete inactive accounts until it can memorialize deceased users

By Duncan Riley Nov 27, 2019

In a quick backflip, Twitter Inc. today paused a plan to delete inactive accounts after concerns were raised about accounts belonging to deceased users. Twitter made the initial announcement yesterday that it would be deleting inactive accounts,…

Apps

As smartphone sales stagnate, Samsung and Huawei continue to surge past Apple

By Duncan Riley Nov 26, 2019

Smartphone sales contracted slightly in the third quarter, revealing that as some companies such as Apple Inc. continue to lose market share, both Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. managed to…

Security

Kaspersky products allegedly have vulnerabilities that invite abuse by websites, but it denies claim

By Duncan Riley Nov 26, 2019

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab is alleged to have vulnerabilities in its software that expose its application programming interface to abuse by websites. First documented Monday by cybersecurity researcher Wladimir Palant, the vulnerabilities were found in…

Security

Spanish cybersecurity startup Buguroo raises $11M

By Duncan Riley Nov 26, 2019

Spanish cybersecurity startup Bugaroo Offensive Security S.L. today said it has raised $11 million in new funding to help accelerate new product development and expand sales and marketing efforts. The Series A round was led by Ten…

Cloud

Box beats analysts’ predictions thanks to strong sales growth

By Duncan Riley Nov 26, 2019

Cloud storage company Box Inc. beat analysts’ expectations thanks to strong sales growth in its third quarter reported today. In the quarter ended Oct. 31, Box reported record revenue of $177.2 million, up 14% over…

Duncan Riley

Botnet uses YouTube to hide its cryptomining activities

HSBC to shift $20B of assets onto a new blockchain-based custody platform

End of an era: Design wizard Jony Ive leaves Apple

$52M in Ethereum stolen from Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit

Twitter pauses plan to delete inactive accounts until it can memorialize deceased users

As smartphone sales stagnate, Samsung and Huawei continue to surge past Apple

Kaspersky products allegedly have vulnerabilities that invite abuse by websites, but it denies claim

Spanish cybersecurity startup Buguroo raises $11M

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