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

Fiverr is the latest money-losing startup to file to go public

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Israeli-based freelancer marketplace Fiverr Inc. is the latest tech firm to announce it’s going public after filing its paperwork today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 2010, Fiverr offers a freelance market place that originally had all services priced …

Law enforcement in US, Europe bring down GozNym cybercrime gang

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Five people have been arrested and warrants issued for five more people alleged to be behind the GozNym cybercrime group. The arrests and charges came a through a joint operation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and the U.S. …

President Trump signs executive order that mostly bans Huawei in the US

POLICY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday that bans American telecommunications firms from using foreign-made equipment that could present national security issues. The executive order formally declares a “national emergency with respect to the threats against information and communications technology …

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance returns to full trading after hack

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is back after it was forced to halt withdrawals and deposits following a hack on May 7. The hack involved the theft of 7,000 bitcoins from a “hot” wallet connected to the internet that at …

Ransomware study finds two prominent recovery firms made payoffs

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Many cybersecurity firms talk a good game, but a new study has found that two prominent “ransomware recovery” firms typically pay the money to recover their clients’ data. ProPublica traced payments from bitcoin wallets owned by recovery firms to ransomware operators. One of those firms …

Microsoft offers security update to fix critical issue in older Windows systems

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday released a security update for unsupported operating systems to fix a serious, previously unknown vulnerability. The vulnerability is a remote code vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services that’s found in versions of Microsoft Windows dating back to Windows XP and is also found in Windows Server …

Uniqlo hacked with 460,000 customer records stolen

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Japanese global clothing outlet Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., has been hacked, with the details of 460,000 online customers stolen. The hack, which also saw data stolen from GU, another brand owned by Fast Retailing, involved the theft of customer …

Cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike is the latest money-losing unicorn to file for IPO

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

CrowdStrike Inc., a San Francisco Bay area-based cybersecurity startup, has filed for an initial public offering, another money-losing tech unicorn hoping it can raise more money in the market. Founded in 2011, CrowdStrike offers endpoint protection, a form of cybersecurity that protects devices …

Bitfinex raises $1B in ‘initial exchange offering’ in only 10 days

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Ifinex Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and troubled stablecoin Tether, has raised $1 billion as part of a so-called “initial exchange offering.” The news came via Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardonio, who said on Twitter Monday that iFinex had …

Slack updates financials as it hits the road to sell its direct listing

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY7 YEARS AGO

Slack Technologies Inc. has taken its direct listing pitch to the road, providing investors with an update on its financials as it seeks to go public with a nontraditional method. The company officially announced it had lodged its paperwork for a direct listing April 26, …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Fiverr is the latest money-losing startup to file to go public

Law enforcement in US, Europe bring down GozNym cybercrime gang

President Trump signs executive order that mostly bans Huawei in the US

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance returns to full trading after hack

Ransomware study finds two prominent recovery firms made payoffs

Microsoft offers security update to fix critical issue in older Windows systems

Uniqlo hacked with 460,000 customer records stolen

Bitfinex raises $1B in ‘initial exchange offering’ in only 10 days

Slack updates financials as it hits the road to sell its direct listing

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