Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

SEC fines ICO Rating for failing to disclose taking cash for positive reviews

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined a Russian firm for publishing positive initial coin offering pitches without disclosing it was taking payment for doing so. ICO Rating is alleged to have published reviews…

Emerging Tech

Walmart sues Tesla over solar panels that started fires at seven stores

By Duncan Riley Aug 21, 2019

Walmart Inc. filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. subsidiary Tesla Energy Operations Inc. Tuesday claiming that the company is responsible for fires that started via solar panels at seven locations. The multimillion-dollar suit accuses Tesla and…

Security

MoviePass customer credit card data exposed in unsecured database

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2019

Tens of thousands of customers of movie ticketing service MoviePass Inc. may have had their credit card and customer card details stolen as a database containing 161 million records was discovered unsecured online. The…

Policy

In the face of US bans, Huawei CEO says company experiencing a ‘live-or-die moment’

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2019

Huawei Chief Executive Officer Ren Zhengfei has written a new internal memo to staff in response to the latest U.S. exports curbs, describing the company as experiencing a “live-or-die moment.” The memo, a follow up…

Blockchain

European Commission probes Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency for anticompetitive behavior

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2019

The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is reportedly investigating Facebook Inc.’s Libra cryptocurrency project for anticompetitive behavior even before it has been launched. The claim came via Bloomberg, which cited an EC…

Security

1.2M account details exposed on adult content site Luscious

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2019

An website for sharing adult content has exposed the details of nearly 1.2 million users on an unsecured Elasticsearch database. Discovered recently by security researchers at vpnMentor, the site goes by the name of Lucious and…

Blockchain

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten launches cryptocurrency exchange

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2019

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Monday launched a cryptocurrency exchange after plans were first reported in February. The exchange, launched under the company’s Rakuten Wallet Inc. division, launches with spot trading via mobile app for…

Blockchain

Binance’s ‘Venus’ stablecoin project to take on Facebook’s Libra

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2019

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is taking on Facebook Inc. with a stablecoin project to rival the social network’s announced Libra. Called “Venus,” the project has been designed to develop localized stablecoins and…

Security

New iPhone jailbreak released after Apple unpatched known vulnerability

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2019

The first jailbreak for iPhones available for years has been released after Apple Inc. unpatched a vulnerability it had previously fixed that allows the practice to occur. Jailbreaking is the process of hacking an iOS…

Blockchain

Alleged Chinese cryptocurrency scam may have driven down the price of bitcoin

By Duncan Riley Aug 18, 2019

The recent price drop in bitcoin may have been related to a selloff following an alleged massive cryptocurrency scam that apparently swindled up to $2.9 billion from investors, according to some reports. The scam in question, called “Plus Token,”…

Duncan Riley

SEC fines ICO Rating for failing to disclose taking cash for positive reviews

Walmart sues Tesla over solar panels that started fires at seven stores

MoviePass customer credit card data exposed in unsecured database

In the face of US bans, Huawei CEO says company experiencing a ‘live-or-die moment’

European Commission probes Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency for anticompetitive behavior

1.2M account details exposed on adult content site Luscious

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten launches cryptocurrency exchange

Binance’s ‘Venus’ stablecoin project to take on Facebook’s Libra

New iPhone jailbreak released after Apple unpatched known vulnerability

Alleged Chinese cryptocurrency scam may have driven down the price of bitcoin

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