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

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

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 concerned about data sharing — vocally but not …

New Instagram phishing scam targets users with fake 2FA codes

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 user’s Instagram account, are designed to look as …

Man pleads guilty to running an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange business

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 names of “coinman” and “shecklemayne,” is said to …

Massachusetts General Hospital data breach latest failure to protect patient data

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 records of some 9,900 research patients at the …

Texas local governments struggle to restore services following ransomware attack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 initially believed to involve 23 different local governments, …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 share price to plummet. The controversy started with …

In Android brand refresh, Google abandons dessert names for numbers

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 to Android 1.1 in February 2009, known as …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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. The dark web is a part of the …

Fortnite players targeted with ransomware in fake ‘aimbot’

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Cyren Ltd., the Syrk ransomware was found to …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 for payment between December 2017 and July 2018. …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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’

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

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