Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

SoftBank gets green light for $2.25B GM Cruise investment

By Duncan Riley Jul 7, 2019

GM Cruise LLC, the self-driving car division of General Motors Co., is set to receive $2.25 billion in funding from Japanese telco giant SoftBank Group Corp. after the investment received approval from a government committee.…

Policy

US asks federal court to throw out Huawei ban lawsuit

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

U.S. government officials filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. over a ban against its equipment being used by government agencies. The ban in question, not to be confused with a…

Security

DHS warns state officials about 2020 election phishing threats

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

An official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned a meeting of top state election officials to be cautious of hacking attempts targeting local and state election workers in the lead up to…

Apps

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay raises $4.6M

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay Ltd. today said it has raised $4.6 million in new funding to expand its service into new markets. The seed funding round was back by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z, Greylock Ventures, Felicis Ventures,…

Security

DerpTrolling hacker sentenced to 27 months behind bars

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

A 23-year-old man who was involved in multiple distributed denial-of-service attacks in December 2013 and January 2014 that targeted online gaming services has been sentenced to 27 months in prison. Austin Thompson, known online…

Blockchain

CRM blockchain startup Cere Network gets funding from NEO, Arrington and Binance

By Duncan Riley Jul 3, 2019

Blockchain customer relationship management startup Cere Network has raised an undisclosed amount of venture capital funding to help it develop what it claims is the world’s first blockchain CRM and customer data platform ecosystem. The funding,…

Security

Vulnerabilities in Zipato smart home devices let hackers open doors

By Duncan Riley Jul 2, 2019

Two security researchers have published details of vulnerabilities in communications hubs that connect to smart home locks manufactured by Zipato that can allow hackers to open doors easily. Detailed today by Chase Dardaman and Jason…

Security

China border guards allegedly installing spyware on tourists’ phones

By Duncan Riley Jul 2, 2019

Chinese border guards are allegedly installing spyware on the phones of people who enter some land borders in the country’s far west, according to reports from Motherboard and others today. The spyware in question, going by…

Apps

Samsung schedules Galaxy Note 10 launch event for Aug. 7

By Duncan Riley Jul 1, 2019

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has scheduled an “Unpacked” launch event for Aug. 7 that’s expected to feature the announcement of the Galaxy Note 10, the latest premium phone in the South Korean’s giant’s smartphone…

Security

Billions of user logs from Chinese smart home device maker Orvibo found online

By Duncan Riley Jul 1, 2019

Billions of user logs from users of devices manufactured by Chinese smart home device maker Orvibo Inc. have been found online in the latest of many unnecessary data exposures. Discovered by security researchers at vpnMentor…

Duncan Riley

SoftBank gets green light for $2.25B GM Cruise investment

US asks federal court to throw out Huawei ban lawsuit

DHS warns state officials about 2020 election phishing threats

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay raises $4.6M

DerpTrolling hacker sentenced to 27 months behind bars

CRM blockchain startup Cere Network gets funding from NEO, Arrington and Binance

Vulnerabilities in Zipato smart home devices let hackers open doors

China border guards allegedly installing spyware on tourists’ phones

Samsung schedules Galaxy Note 10 launch event for Aug. 7

Billions of user logs from Chinese smart home device maker Orvibo found online

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