Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Jira Server-Side vulnerability exposes user data on cloud-based hosting

By Duncan Riley Nov 26, 2019

Security firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. has uncovered a serious Server-Side vulnerability in Atlassian Corp. PLC’s Jira issue tracking product that exposes data stored using the product. The Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability involves a web application…

Blockchain

OneCoin lawyer found guilty of money laundering and bank fraud

By Duncan Riley Nov 25, 2019

The first conviction has been handed down in the investigation into OneCoin, a dubious Ponzi scheme that was pitched as a legitimate cryptocurrency and blockchain. The outfit raised an estimated $4 billion before eventually…

Security

Vistaprint exposes customer data via unsecured database

By Duncan Riley Nov 25, 2019

Online printing service Vistaprint is the latest company to expose customer data online in what seems like a never-ending stream of companies exposing data to all and sundry. The database, which contained more than 51,000…

Emerging Tech

Not a ‘fit and proper’ operator: Uber loses its license to operate in London

By Duncan Riley Nov 25, 2019

Uber Technologies Inc. has lost its license to operate on London, one of its biggest markets outside of the U.S., after the local transport regulator ruled once again that it was not a “fit and…

Security

Palo Alto Networks acquires cloud security startup Aporeto for $150M

By Duncan Riley Nov 25, 2019

Palo Alto Networks Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire cloud security startup Aporeto Inc. for $150 million in an all-cash deal. Founded in 2016, Aporeto offers a zero-trust cloud security platform that auto-generates…

Apps

Indian digital payments startup Paytm raises $1B in round led by T. Rowe Price

By Duncan Riley Nov 24, 2019

Indian digital payments startup Paytm has raised $1 billion in new funding as it heads toward a likely initial public offering within two to three years. The Series G round, announced Monday in India, was led…

Policy

In test case, Huawei sues critics in France for linking it to Chinese government

By Duncan Riley Nov 24, 2019

Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd. has taken legal action in France against critics who claim it has ties to the Chinese government in what could be an interesting test case with global ramifications. The world’s…

Infra

HP rejects Xerox $33.5B takeover offer again

By Duncan Riley Nov 24, 2019

HP Inc. has once again pushed back against efforts by Xerox Corp. to acquire it, as its board sent a letter Sunday bluntly telling Xerox it’s not interested. The letter, addressed to John Visentin, vice chairman…

Security

Account records for up to 1.2B people exposed in massive data leak

By Duncan Riley Nov 22, 2019

In possibly the second-largest data exposure of all time, account records for 1.2 billion people were found unprotected online. Wired reported today that the data on an open Elasticsearch server included various databases with a trove of data.…

Security

FBI warns automakers they’re being targeted by hackers

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2019

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent a notice to automotive manufacturers warning them that they’re being targeted by hackers. First reported Wednesday by CNN, the notice warned that hackers were known to be attempting…

Duncan Riley

Jira Server-Side vulnerability exposes user data on cloud-based hosting

OneCoin lawyer found guilty of money laundering and bank fraud

Vistaprint exposes customer data via unsecured database

Not a ‘fit and proper’ operator: Uber loses its license to operate in London

Palo Alto Networks acquires cloud security startup Aporeto for $150M

Indian digital payments startup Paytm raises $1B in round led by T. Rowe Price

In test case, Huawei sues critics in France for linking it to Chinese government

HP rejects Xerox $33.5B takeover offer again

Account records for up to 1.2B people exposed in massive data leak

FBI warns automakers they’re being targeted by hackers

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