Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Apps

Google teases a Pixel event for May 7, likely to debut new phones

By Duncan Riley Apr 16, 2019

Google LLC today released a teaser on the Google Store for an event May 7 that’s expected to see the launch of a new range of midlevel Pixel phones. The teaser itself reads, “Help is…

Security

Vulnerability in EA Origin client opened the door to hackers

By Duncan Riley Apr 16, 2019

Electronic Arts Inc. has quickly updated its Origin gaming client after security researchers discovered a vulnerability that could be easily exploited by hackers. Detailed by TechCrunch today, the vulnerability relates to how Origin, a client…

Security

New form of malware invades major ad networks

By Duncan Riley Apr 15, 2019

An insidious new form of malware designed to avoid detection on ad networks has successfully targeted over 200 premium publishers. Detailed today by ad verification firm The Media Trust, the AfterShock-3PC malware is described as “polymorphic”…

Security

Group behind FBI-related hack breaches more sites, makes political demands

By Duncan Riley Apr 15, 2019

A hacking group that leaked the details of federal law enforcement agents last week has accessed and leaked data from more sites and is now making political demands. The group, which goes by the…

Blockchain

Binance, others to delist BSV in final chapter of Bitcoin Cash war

By Duncan Riley Apr 15, 2019

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it will delist Bitcoin SV, a cryptocurrency founded by controversial investor Craig Wright in what may be the final chapter of a saga that started over…

AI

AI-enabled insights platform startup Amenity Analytics raises $18M

By Duncan Riley Apr 15, 2019

Artificial intelligence-enabled insights platform startup Amenity Analytics Ltd. has raised $18 million in new funding to expand hiring and product development. The Series B round, announced today, was led by Starr Companies and included Allstate,…

Emerging Tech

Outrage over hidden messages in Oculus Touch controllers

By Duncan Riley Apr 14, 2019

In a bizarre story of a joke that has gone away, hidden messages that were originally meant for Oculus pre-production units have found their way into general production in what appears to have been…

Security

Hackers gain access to Microsoft email accounts for nearly three months

By Duncan Riley Apr 14, 2019

An unknown number of Microsoft Corp. email account users, including those using Outlook and Hotmail, may have had details of emails stolen in a hack that lasted from Jan. 1 to March 28. A hacker…

Security

Hackers exploit vulnerability in WordPress related-posts plugin

By Duncan Riley Apr 11, 2019

A vulnerability in a popular related-sites WordPress plugin is being actively exploited, with security researchers urgently warning users to take action. The plugin, Yuzo Related Posts, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows hackers…

Security

Security researchers uncover vulnerabilities in ‘unhackable’ new Wi-Fi standard

By Duncan Riley Apr 11, 2019

The next generation of Wi-Fi security launched in June 2018 with a claim to be the safest, most secure iteration of WiFi, but now two security researchers have found it’s hackable after all. The…

Duncan Riley

Google teases a Pixel event for May 7, likely to debut new phones

Vulnerability in EA Origin client opened the door to hackers

New form of malware invades major ad networks

Group behind FBI-related hack breaches more sites, makes political demands

Binance, others to delist BSV in final chapter of Bitcoin Cash war

Hackers exploit vulnerability in WordPress related-posts plugin

Security researchers uncover vulnerabilities in ‘unhackable’ new Wi-Fi standard

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