Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

In Georgetown address, Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook as a champion of free expression

By Duncan Riley Oct 17, 2019

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg defended the giant social network at an address at Georgetown University today, claiming that the company was a champion of free expression. Invoking Frederick Douglass, slavery, the Enlightenment…

Blockchain

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market, teasing its lowest level in six months

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market as the price of the cryptocurrency’s price continued to drop Wednesday to some of its lowest levels in six months. The price of bitcoin dropped as low…

Apps

Yahoo Groups to close in latest post-Verizon acquisition purge

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Yahoo Groups, Yahoo’s long-running online discussion board is closing down, the latest service to do so since Yahoo was acquired by Verizon Communication Inc. in 2017. The service, a combination of electronic mailing list and…

Apps

337 people arrested in 11 countries for massive ‘dark web’ child exploitation site

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Some 337 people across 11 eleven countries and 22 U.S. states have been arrested as part of a takedown of a dark web site that dealt in child exploitation material. The takedown, led by…

Security

New cryptojacking worm spreads via Docker software containers

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Security researchers at Palo Alto Network Inc.’s Unit 42 have identified the first-ever cryptojacking worm that spreads using Docker software containers. Dubbed “Graboid,” the worm spread to more than 2,000 unsecured Docker hosts and…

Blockchain

Ripple’s Xpring invests in cryptocurrency self-custody startup Towo Labs

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Ripple Labs Inc.’s investment subsidiary Xpring today said it has made a strategic investment in Towo Labs AB, a Swedish startup developing technology for cryptocurrency self-custody. The investment will be used to support Towo Labs’ project…

Security

Site that sells stolen credit card data hacked by cyber vigilantes

By Duncan Riley Oct 15, 2019

BriansClub, an underground site that offers more than 26 million stolen credit cards for sale, has been hacked in an apparent case of cyber vigilantism. Detailed today by security researcher Brian Krebs, the attack enabled those…

Blockchain

Breezes for bitcoin: Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 raises $50M to build a cryptomining operation in Texas

By Duncan Riley Oct 15, 2019

Layer1 Capital LLC, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency investment and infrastructure startup, today said it has raised $50 million to build a wind-powered bitcoin mining operation in Texas. The Series A round included Peter Thiel, Shasta…

Emerging Tech

Smart lock maker Level Home launches with $71M funding and a Walmart deal

By Duncan Riley Oct 15, 2019

Home automation startup Level Home Inc. today launched out of stealth mode with $71 million in funding as well as a new smart door lock that integrates with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s InHome delivery service. The…

Security

ManageEngine offers new privileged access security solution for IT security teams

By Duncan Riley Oct 15, 2019

ManageEngine, the systems management arm of Zoho Corp., today launched a new privileged-access security solution for information technology security teams. Called PAM360, the product offers enterprise-grade capabilities in privileged access governance including just-in-time controls and…

Duncan Riley

In Georgetown address, Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook as a champion of free expression

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market, teasing its lowest level in six months

Yahoo Groups to close in latest post-Verizon acquisition purge

337 people arrested in 11 countries for massive ‘dark web’ child exploitation site

New cryptojacking worm spreads via Docker software containers

Ripple’s Xpring invests in cryptocurrency self-custody startup Towo Labs

Site that sells stolen credit card data hacked by cyber vigilantes

Breezes for bitcoin: Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 raises $50M to build a cryptomining operation in Texas

Smart lock maker Level Home launches with $71M funding and a Walmart deal

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