Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Mailing services firm Pitney Bowes attacked by ransomware

By Duncan Riley Oct 14, 2019

Mailing services firm Pitney Bowes Inc. is the latest company to be attacked by ransomware, with services to customers disrupted and hurting its stock price for a few hours. The ransomware attack, described by…

Security

Linux Sudo bug opens root access to unauthorized users

By Duncan Riley Oct 14, 2019

Sudo, the main command in Linux that allows users to run tasks, has been found to have a vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to execute commands as a root user. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2019-14287,…

Blockchain

Online travel firm Booking Holdings the latest to leave Facebook’s Libra

By Duncan Riley Oct 14, 2019

Booking Holdings Inc., the company behind leading travel sites such as Kayak, Priceline and Agoda, is the latest company to pull out of Facebook Inc.’s Libra Association. The decision by Booking to exit Libra…

Blockchain

SEC obtains temporary restraining order against Telegram’s token sale

By Duncan Riley Oct 13, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. over its 2018 TON blockchain token sale, claiming that the offering was an unregistered security. Telegram, best known…

Blockchain

Big blow to Facebook’s Libra: Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, eBay and Mercado Pago all pull out

By Duncan Riley Oct 11, 2019

The floodgates opened today on Facebook Inc.’s Libra Association as no fewer than five more companies exited the group overseeing the social network’s proposed cryptocurrency: Mastercard Inc., Visa Inc., eBay Inc., Stripe Inc. and Mercado Pago. Reports…

Blockchain

SEC rejects rule change that would have allowed for bitcoin ETFs

By Duncan Riley Oct 10, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a rule change proposed by NYSE Acra that would have allowed the debut of bitcoin exchange-traded funds on both NYSE Acra itself as well as the Cboe BZX…

Cloud

Singapore man indicted for stealing cloud computing power for cryptomining

By Duncan Riley Oct 10, 2019

A Singapore man has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for stealing cloud computing power for cryptocurrency mining. Ho Jun Hia, also known as Matthew Ho, is accused of using stolen identity…

Blockchain

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert says Ethereum is a commodity

By Duncan Riley Oct 10, 2019

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert today said that Ether, the main cryptocurrency on the Ethereum blockchain, is a commodity that falls under the commission’s jurisdiction and hence can also be traded on…

Apps

New unicorn in Texas as energy marketplace startup RigUp raises $300M

By Duncan Riley Oct 10, 2019

Austin, Texas, has a new unicorn in the form of RigUp Inc., a startup that offers a marketplace for contractors in the energy sector. Today it said it has raised $300 million in new…

Emerging Tech

Uber to offer animal transport with new Uber Pet service

By Duncan Riley Oct 9, 2019

Uber Technologies Inc. today launched a new service in selected U.S. markets that will allow users to book vehicles that will also happily carry pets. Called Uber Pet, the service allows users to book…

Duncan Riley

Mailing services firm Pitney Bowes attacked by ransomware

Linux Sudo bug opens root access to unauthorized users

Online travel firm Booking Holdings the latest to leave Facebook’s Libra

SEC obtains temporary restraining order against Telegram’s token sale

Big blow to Facebook’s Libra: Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, eBay and Mercado Pago all pull out

SEC rejects rule change that would have allowed for bitcoin ETFs

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert says Ethereum is a commodity

Uber to offer animal transport with new Uber Pet service

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