Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

Cboe withdraws bitcoin ETF application ahead of a likely SEC rejection

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2019

Cboe Global Markets has withdrawn its longstanding application for a rule change that would have allowed it to list a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. An ETF is a tradable security that tracks an index, a…

Security

24M financial records found online in latest Elasticsearch database exposure

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2019

Some 24 million financial and banking documents have been exposed online by a financial company in yet another case of a misconfigured database. The leak involves Ascension, a data and analytics company for the…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency custodian startup Anchorage launches with $17M in funding

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2019

Anchorage Hold LLC, a new “crypto native” custodian, today emerged from stealth mode with $17 million in funding to expand operations and develop its platform. The Series A round was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z…

Emerging Tech

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi teases new double-folding phone in video

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2019

Speculation that various phone makers such as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will introduce so-called “folding phones” has been rampant for years, but one Chinese company may be set to beat both to…

Security

Security report warns of rising cyberattacks fueled by geopolitical tension

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2019

A new report released today by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black Inc. predicts a change in the security landscape in 2019 based on the rise of cyberattacks fueled by geopolitical tension. The 2019 Global Threat Report analyzes…

Security

Security researchers detail serious ‘Anatova’ ransomware

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2019

Security researchers at McAfee LLC today detailed the discovery of a new ransomware family that is targeting consumers across the globe. Dubbed “Anatova” based on the name of the ransom note, the ransomware was…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft launches new education products as Google claims record Chromebook use

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2019

The battle for classroom supremacy is heating up. Today Microsoft Corp. announced new products for the education market, while Google LLC is claiming record numbers for its Chromebooks thanks to success in schools as…

Security

Homeland Security issues emergency directive following targeted DNS attacks

By Duncan Riley Jan 22, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security today issued an emergency directive ordering federal agencies to audit all Domain Name System records within 10 days. The directive comes in response to a known security threat, in this…

Security

MySQL database management vulnerability opens the door to data theft

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2019

A flaw in the highly popular MySQL database management system can allow malicious servers to steal files from clients. First reported by Security Boulevard Friday and then picked up in more detail today by Bleeping…

Security

108M online casino customer records exposed in latest case of misconfigured database

By Duncan Riley Jan 21, 2019

In another case of an incorrectly configured online database, an online casino group has compromised the information of 108 million bets. The data was exposed via a misconfigured Elasticsearch database, according to a report…

Duncan Riley

Cboe withdraws bitcoin ETF application ahead of a likely SEC rejection

24M financial records found online in latest Elasticsearch database exposure

Cryptocurrency custodian startup Anchorage launches with $17M in funding

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi teases new double-folding phone in video

Security report warns of rising cyberattacks fueled by geopolitical tension

Security researchers detail serious ‘Anatova’ ransomware

Microsoft launches new education products as Google claims record Chromebook use

Homeland Security issues emergency directive following targeted DNS attacks

MySQL database management vulnerability opens the door to data theft

108M online casino customer records exposed in latest case of misconfigured database

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