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

‘Ambitious’ PayPal phishing scam seeks to steal more than login credentials

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A newly discovered PayPal Inc. phishing scam is not only targeting login credentials but also personally identifiable information and payment card data. Discovered and publicized Dec. 20 by security researchers at ESET spol s.r.o., the phishing campaign targets users with crafted emails that claim …

Chinese hacking group has found new way to bypass two-factor authentication

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A group with alleged links to the Chinese government has been accused of hacking networks worldwide, but in a rare twist it’s said to be bypassing two-factor authentication in the process. The hack was detailed late last week by security researchers from Fox-IT Holding B.V. …

Hedera Hashgraph delays token distribution to counter price decline

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Distributed ledger technology firm Hedera Hashgraph LLC has delayed issuing tokens to investors sold in an initial coin offering in an effort to stabilize the price of the tokens as they continue to drop in value. Hedera Hashgraph, founded in 2018, is a venture …

Researcher matches 17M phone numbers to Twitter accounts by exploiting upload flaw

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

A flaw in the Android app for Twitter Inc. has been exploited by a security researcher to match 17 million phone numbers to user accounts in the latest privacy breach involving the microblogging service. First reported today by TechCrunch and uncovered by vulnerability researcher Ibrahim …

Canadian bank customers targeted in newly discovered phishing campaign

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Technologies Ltd., which published its findings today, …

Critical Citrix flaw opens the door to unauthorized access and hacking

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Application Delivery Controller and the Citrix Gateway. CVE-2019-19781, …

Holiday cheer as bitcoin bounces from its lowest level since May

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 first time since late November, bitcoin passed $7,600, …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 affected all of Wawa’s 850 locations and involved …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Navy-issued mobile devices. Anyone who does not remove …

ToTok messaging app claimed to be an Emirati surveillance tool

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 and Skype, ToTok found a willing audience in …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

‘Ambitious’ PayPal phishing scam seeks to steal more than login credentials

Chinese hacking group has found new way to bypass two-factor authentication

Hedera Hashgraph delays token distribution to counter price decline

Researcher matches 17M phone numbers to Twitter accounts by exploiting upload flaw

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

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