Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

SEC launches probe into First American data breach that exposed 885M records

By Duncan Riley Aug 13, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a investigation into a data breach on the website of First American Financial Corp. that exposed 885 million personal and financial records dating back to 2003. The news today…

Security

Critical new vulnerability discovered in all versions of Windows dating back to XP

By Duncan Riley Aug 13, 2019

A critical vulnerability has been uncovered in an obscure Microsoft Corp. module that can easily be exploited in versions of Windows dating back as far as Windows XP. Discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy,…

Blockchain

SEC obtains restraining order against firm that raised $14.8M in initial coin offering

By Duncan Riley Aug 13, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a temporary restraining order against Veritaseum, which raised $14.8 million in an initial coin offering in 2017, and its founder Reggie Middleton. The SEC claimed in an…

Blockchain

SEC delays ETF applications as bitcoin struggles to maintain recent gains

By Duncan Riley Aug 12, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today delayed a decision on applications for three bitcoin exchange-traded funds and related rule changes, even as the cryptocurrency struggles to maintain recent price gains. The delayed ETF applications…

Policy

Huawei kicks off an ‘iron army’ overhaul in response to US sanctions

By Duncan Riley Aug 12, 2019

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is kicking off a three- to five-year overhaul to create an “iron army” that can help it survive its U.S. technology ban. The strategy was detailed in an internal memo written…

Security

Researcher shows it’s easy to infect a Canon DLSR with ransomware

By Duncan Riley Aug 12, 2019

Ransomware has long been a bane of computer networks, but a new report has demonstrated how ransomware can be used to target digital single-lens reflex cameras. Demonstrated by a security researcher from Check Point Software…

Apps

Verizon sells Tumblr to Automattic for a ‘nominal’ sum

By Duncan Riley Aug 12, 2019

Automattic Inc., the company behind WordPress.com, today acquired troubled old-school blogging site Tumblr from owner Verizon Communications Inc. months after it was rumored to be on the market. Officially the terms of the deal were…

Security

Lightning cables can be hacked to access Apple devices

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2019

Apple Inc. users be warned: Hacked Lightning cables can be used to enable remote access to your computers and phones. The warning comes via a developer who goes by the name of MG who offered…

Security

Researchers find serious vulnerabilities in 40+ device drivers

By Duncan Riley Aug 11, 2019

Security researchers have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in more than 40 drivers from 20 hardware vendors that could easily be exploited by hackers to deploy malware. The finding, presented by researchers from Eclypsium Inc. at…

Security

Data stolen from State Farm in ‘credential-stuffing’ attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 8, 2019

Customer data from insurance and financial services group State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has been stolen in a hack that used credential-stuffing. That’s a process that uses account login details stolen in other…

Duncan Riley

SEC launches probe into First American data breach that exposed 885M records

Critical new vulnerability discovered in all versions of Windows dating back to XP

SEC obtains restraining order against firm that raised $14.8M in initial coin offering

SEC delays ETF applications as bitcoin struggles to maintain recent gains

Huawei kicks off an ‘iron army’ overhaul in response to US sanctions

Researcher shows it’s easy to infect a Canon DLSR with ransomware

Verizon sells Tumblr to Automattic for a ‘nominal’ sum

Lightning cables can be hacked to access Apple devices

Researchers find serious vulnerabilities in 40+ device drivers

Data stolen from State Farm in ‘credential-stuffing’ attack

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