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

Site that sells stolen credit card data hacked by cyber vigilantes

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 behind it to share the stolen card details …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Ventures and unnamed others taking the total amount …

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

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 funding came from Hut 8, Lennar Corp. and …

ManageEngine offers new privileged access security solution for IT security teams

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 privileged user behavior analytics. Designed to provide chief …

Mailing services firm Pitney Bowes attacked by ransomware

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 the company in a statement Monday as “a malware …

Linux Sudo bug opens root access to unauthorized users

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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, does require a nonstandard configuration but nonetheless does …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 follows in the footsteps of PayPal Holdings Inc. Oct. …

SEC obtains temporary restraining order against Telegram’s token sale

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 for its messaging app, launched its token sale in …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 that some companies were looking to withdraw their …

SEC rejects rule change that would have allowed for bitcoin ETFs

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Exchange. Consideration of the rule change goes back …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

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

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