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

Virtual war begins as US launches cyberattacks against Iran

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 country on Thursday. The Associated Press, referencing unnamed …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 near levels it was trading at in January …

Hundreds of thousands of medical records exposed in two data breaches

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 other a social media company. Both data breaches …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 ransom on Monday after failing to recover data …

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

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 specifically covers the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid-2015) …

Anti-phishing cybersecurity startup Valimail raises $45M

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Partners and included Tenaya Capital, Shasta Ventures, Bloomberg …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

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 Distributed Web Gateway tool set, the gateway enables …

Slack to go public Thursday via a direct listing. Here’s what you need to know

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Slack Technologies Inc. is set to list on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, but in a twist to a traditional initial public offering, it’s going with a direct listing. The company has set its price at $26 per share, giving it …

Patch now: Netflix engineer identifies serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

An engineer at Netflix Inc. has discovered a number of previously unknown serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD that can leave servers vulnerable to denial of services attacks and other forms of attack. Detailed Monday by Jonathan Looney of Netflix Information …

Report: Amazon’s Twitch buys old-school social media provider Bebo for $25M

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc.-owned streaming service Twitch was reported today to have acquired Bebo Inc., an early social media provider for $25 million. Founded in 2005, Bebo first competed against Myspace and later Facebook Inc. for social media supremacy. Although it found some audience, particularly …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

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

Slack to go public Thursday via a direct listing. Here’s what you need to know

Patch now: Netflix engineer identifies serious security flaws in Linux and FreeBSD

Report: Amazon’s Twitch buys old-school social media provider Bebo for $25M

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