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

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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, the vulnerability comes via the Windows CTF module. No …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 emergency filing Monday with the U.S. District Court …

SEC delays ETF applications as bitcoin struggles to maintain recent gains

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 — tradable securities that track the price of …

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

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 by Huawei Chief Executive Officer Ren Zhengfei, who warned …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Technologies Ltd., the technique involves exploiting a vulnerability …

Verizon sells Tumblr to Automattic for a ‘nominal’ sum

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal described the …

Lightning cables can be hacked to access Apple devices

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 what he called OM.G Cables, Lightning cables with …

Researchers find serious vulnerabilities in 40+ device drivers

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 the DEF CON conference in Las Vegas over …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 hacks in an attempt to gain access on …

RIP mobile virtual reality: Samsung drops Gear VR support in Galaxy Note 10

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Mobile virtual reality, meant to be the next big thing only a handful of years ago, continues to die a slow death, as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Thursday confirmed that its new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy 10 Plus will not work with …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

RIP mobile virtual reality: Samsung drops Gear VR support in Galaxy Note 10

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