Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

Fintech startup Blend raises $130M on possible unicorn valuation

By Duncan Riley Jun 24, 2019

Blend Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based financial technology lending platform provider, today said it has raised $130 million in a new late-stage round of funding to hire more people, invest in new technologies and…

Blockchain

Smells like 2017: Bitcoin surges past $11,000 as the bull run charges on

By Duncan Riley Jun 23, 2019

Bitcoin surged through $11,000 over the weekend as some are starting to suggest that the cryptocurrency could be repeating its record run of 2017. The price of bitcoin peaked at $11,191.31 at 4:30 p.m. EDT…

Security

2.9M customer records stolen by employee of Canadian credit union

By Duncan Riley Jun 23, 2019

Personal details relating to about 2.9 million members of Canada’s Desjardins Group, North America’s biggest federal credit union, have been exposed after they were stolen by an employee. The data theft included names, dates of…

Security

Virtual war begins as US launches cyberattacks against Iran

By Duncan Riley Jun 23, 2019

Iran and the U.S. may not yet be at war, but a virtual war has begun online. According to multiple reports over the weekend, the U.S. Cyber Command launched digital strikes against targets in the…

Blockchain

Bitcoin hits 15-month high as it surges toward $10,000

By Duncan Riley Jun 20, 2019

The price of bitcoin surged toward $10,000 Thursday as the cryptocurrency hit its highest price in 15 months. Bitcoin was trading at $9,726.60 at 11:05 p.m. EDT, its highest level since March 7, 2018, and…

Security

Hundreds of thousands of medical records exposed in two data breaches

By Duncan Riley Jun 20, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of medical records, including those belonging to U.S. military personnel injured in combat, have been found exposed in two separate data breaches, one linked to a medical processing firm and the…

Security

Florida city votes to pay hackers after failing to recover from ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Jun 20, 2019

A Florida city has voted to pay nearly $600,000 in bitcoin to hackers who have held their computer network for ransom. Riviera Beach, 50 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, voted unanimously to pay the…

Apps

Apple issues recall of mid-2015 15-inch MacBook Pros for battery fire risk

By Duncan Riley Jun 20, 2019

Apple Inc. has issued a voluntary recall and replacement program for 15-inch MacBook Pro computers sold between September 2015 and February 2017 because a battery issue raises the risk of their catching fire. The recall…

Security

Anti-phishing cybersecurity startup Valimail raises $45M

By Duncan Riley Jun 19, 2019

Anti-phishing cybersecurity startup Valimail Inc. today said it has raised $45 million in new funding to accelerate the expansion of its product offering, partnerships and international operations. The Series C round was led by Insight…

Blockchain

Cloudflare launches service to make it easier to interact with the Ethereum network

By Duncan Riley Jun 19, 2019

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today launched Ethereum Gateway, a new service that allows users to interact with the Ethereum network without the need to install additional software. Offered as part of Cloudflare’s…

Duncan Riley

Smells like 2017: Bitcoin surges past $11,000 as the bull run charges on

2.9M customer records stolen by employee of Canadian credit union

Virtual war begins as US launches cyberattacks against Iran

Bitcoin hits 15-month high as it surges toward $10,000

Hundreds of thousands of medical records exposed in two data breaches

Florida city votes to pay hackers after failing to recover from ransomware attack

Apple issues recall of mid-2015 15-inch MacBook Pros for battery fire risk

Anti-phishing cybersecurity startup Valimail raises $45M

Cloudflare launches service to make it easier to interact with the Ethereum network

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