Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

Apple rushes out new iOS security release to address jailbreaking vulnerability

By Duncan Riley Aug 26, 2019

Apple Inc. today released a new security update to its iOS mobile operating system a week after it was reported that it had managed to open a vulnerability that allowed Apple devices to be…

Apps

Report: Facebook is developing new Instagram ‘intimate’ messaging feature

By Duncan Riley Aug 26, 2019

Facebook Inc. is developing a new messaging feature dubbed “Threads” for Instagram that supposedly promotes constant, intimate sharing between users according to an unconfirmed report from The Verge. In an age where users are sometimes deeply…

Security

New Instagram phishing scam targets users with fake 2FA codes

By Duncan Riley Aug 25, 2019

Security researchers at Sophos Group plc are warning of a new phishing scam that attempts to trick Instagram users with a fake two-factor authentication message. The messages, claiming that someone has tried to log into a…

Blockchain

Man pleads guilty to running an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange business

By Duncan Riley Aug 25, 2019

A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to charges in relation to his running of an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange business as part of a plea deal. Kunal Kalra, 25, who went by the online…

Security

Massachusetts General Hospital data breach latest failure to protect patient data

By Duncan Riley Aug 25, 2019

Another week, another data breach in healthcare. This time, Massachusetts General Hospital had data stolen in a sector that continues to provide inadequate protection for patient data. First disclosed on Thursday, the hack involved the…

Security

Texas local governments struggle to restore services following ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2019

Local governments in Texas continue to struggle to restore services after a coordinated ransomware attack last week, highlighting the vulnerability of government bodies to cyber attacks. The ransomware attack, which started on Friday, was…

Blockchain

Overstock CEO resigns after ‘deep state’ comments sent share price plummeting

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2019

Overstock.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Patrick M. Byrne today resigned from the company he led for 20 years after comments he made about his alleged role in assisting the “deep state” caused the e-retailer’s…

Apps

In Android brand refresh, Google abandons dessert names for numbers

By Duncan Riley Aug 22, 2019

Google LLC said today it has decided to abandon its “dessert” naming scheme for new versions of its Android operating system, calling the next version simply Android 10. The so-called dessert naming scheme dates back…

Security

Digital identity sales on the rise through newly popular ‘dark web’ site

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2019

A new report from external threat intelligence firm IntSights Inc. details the rise of a “dark web” forum specializing in a digital identities market that offers stolen “digital fingerprints” of a user’s web browsing history.…

Security

Fortnite players targeted with ransomware in fake ‘aimbot’

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2019

Players of Fortnite, the world’s most popular computer game, are being targeted by ransomware pretending to be a hack that allows players to aim more accurately when playing the game. Detailed Tuesday by security researchers at…

Duncan Riley

Apple rushes out new iOS security release to address jailbreaking vulnerability

Report: Facebook is developing new Instagram ‘intimate’ messaging feature

New Instagram phishing scam targets users with fake 2FA codes

Man pleads guilty to running an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange business

Massachusetts General Hospital data breach latest failure to protect patient data

Texas local governments struggle to restore services following ransomware attack

Overstock CEO resigns after ‘deep state’ comments sent share price plummeting

In Android brand refresh, Google abandons dessert names for numbers

Digital identity sales on the rise through newly popular ‘dark web’ site

Fortnite players targeted with ransomware in fake ‘aimbot’

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