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

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Iranian hackers expand Android spyware campaign amid Middle East tensions

A new report out today from mobile security firm Lookout Inc. warns that the Iranian state-aligned cyberespionage group MuddyWater has further developed its Android surveillanceware known as DCHSpy, deploying it in targeted campaigns amid the recent Israel-Iran conflict. First documented by Lookout in 2024, DCHSpy is a highly invasive tool designed to collect sensitive data from ...

Active attacks target Microsoft SharePoint zero-day affecting on-premises servers

Updated: A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint with no known patch is being exploited in the wild as security researchers warn that attackers are actively compromising servers across multiple sectors. Update: On Monday, the company released a patch for the flaw and said SharePoint 2016 updates are coming. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and dubbed ...

Lansweeper acquires Redjack to expand passive asset discovery and mapping capabilities

Technology asset intelligence company Lansweeper NV announced today that it has acquired Redjack Inc., an asset discovery company, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2007, Redjack specializes in passive asset discovery, a method of identifying devices and systems on a network by analyzing network traffic without actively scanning or installing agents. The company’s platform employs ...

StrongestLayer secures $5.2M to combat emerging AI-driven email threats

Cybersecurity startup StrongestLayer Inc. launched today and announced it has raised $5.2 million in new funding to expand development and deployment of its large language model-native email security platform. Founded in 2024, StrongestLayer offers a platform focused on defending organizations against the next wave of artificial intelligence-powered email threats. The email threats include cybercriminals using ...

JFrog launches MCP Server to connect AI agents with developer tools

Software supply chain company JFrog Ltd. today introduced a new Model Context Protocol server designed to connect large language models and artificial intelligence agents securely to its Software Supply Chain Platform directly from developers’ integrated development environments. MCP is an open, industry-standard integration framework designed to connect AI systems with external tools, data and services. JFrog’s new ...

Empirical Security raises $12M to build custom AI models for enterprise cyber defense

Cybersecurity startup Empirical Security Inc. announced today that it has raised $12 million in new funding to develop and deploy custom artificial intelligence cybersecurity models tailored to each organization’s unique infrastructure and threat landscape. Founded earlier this year, Empirical Security aims to help organizations in defending against threats through custom-built AI models. The company pitches ...

BQP raises $5M to expand quantum-accelerated digital twin platform BQPhy

Quantum-accelerated simulation software startup BQP announced today that it has raised $4.8 million in new funding to expand its unified digital twin platform, BQPhy, for mission-critical industries, including aerospace, defense and semiconductors. Founded in 2020, BQP, formerly known as BosonQ Psi, develops quantum-accelerated simulation software for mission-critical industries. Its core platform, BQPhy, enables faster and ...

Oracle launches MCP Server to bring natural language AI to its core database

Oracle Corp. today unveiled MCP Server for Oracle Database, a new Model Context Protocol offering that brings artificial intelligence-powered interaction directly into its core database platform to help developers and analysts query and manage data using natural language. The new MCP server enables large language models to securely connect to Oracle Database and interact with ...

Intel cuts more than 5,000 jobs across four states as restructuring accelerates

Intel Corp. is laying off more than 5,000 employees across four states in the latest round of job cuts from the chipmaker. First reported by Manufacturing Dive, the number comes from updated Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings, with most of the job cuts occurring in California and Oregon. Just shy of 2,000 jobs are ...

1Password brings MCP Server for Trelica to AWS Marketplace AI Agents category

Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password LLC today announced the launch of MCP Server for Trelica by 1Password in the new AI Agents and Tools category of the Amazon Web Services Inc. Marketplace. MCP Server for Trelica is designed to help information technology organizations identify unmanaged apps, reduce artificial intelligence-related “shadow IT” and enforce identity-based access controls, ...