Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Security

New Magecart credit card skimming group is targeting ad-related websites

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2019

A new subgroup of the Magecart digital credit card skimming gang has been detected that’s targeting advertising-related websites with a new strain of malware, security researchers from RiskIQ Inc. revealed today. Dubbed Magecart Group 12,…

Apps

Trump signs law to open government documents to public scrutiny

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2019

President Donald J. Trump has signed the OPEN Government Data Act into law, theoretically making U.S. government documents more easy to access by the general public. The act, which passed through both the House…

Security

Nine people charged in hacking of SEC EDGAR corporate reporting network

By Duncan Riley Jan 15, 2019

Nine people have been charged over their role in the hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database to steal confidential information later used to profit from stock trading. The hack took place…

Blockchain

Ethereum price plunges after security vulnerability found in planned update

By Duncan Riley Jan 15, 2019

The price of Ethereum plunged today as the developers of the cryptocurrency were forced to delay an update following the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1283, code-named “Constantinople,” was…

Cloud

Smartsheet acquires creative production platform startup Slope

By Duncan Riley Jan 15, 2019

Collaboration software supplier Smartsheet Inc. has acquired TernPro Inc., the maker of Slope, an application that assists teams to collaborate on and manage creative work. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company had raised…

Apps

Snap CFO Tim Stone to depart after only eight months

By Duncan Riley Jan 15, 2019

Snap Inc. is losing another executive as Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone is set to leave the company after only eight months on the job. Stone, who had worked at Amazon.com Inc. for nearly…

Security

Texas city forced to resort to pen and paper following ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2019

A city in Texas has been forced to return to the days of pen and paper after a ransomware attack crippled their computer network. In the latest of many similar attacks, the unknown form…

Security

Microsoft to drop free support for Windows 7 in January 2020

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2019

The end is nigh for Windows 7 as Microsoft Corp. announced today that it would stop offering free support for the operating system one year from today. Free is the key word. Microsoft is…

Blockchain

HSBC ran $250B in transactions through its blockchain platform in 2018

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2019

Global banking conglomerate HSBC Holdings PLC isn’t just talking about blockchain solutions but doing things, revealing that it ran $250 billion in transactions through its in-house blockchain platform last year. The figure comes from HSBC’s…

Emerging Tech

Proposed US rules would allow drones to be flown at night

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2019

The Trump administration has proposed new rules for flying drones that would allow the devices to be flown at night and over people without the need for special permission. Driven by growing commercial interests…

Duncan Riley

New Magecart credit card skimming group is targeting ad-related websites

Nine people charged in hacking of SEC EDGAR corporate reporting network

Ethereum price plunges after security vulnerability found in planned update

Smartsheet acquires creative production platform startup Slope

Snap CFO Tim Stone to depart after only eight months

Texas city forced to resort to pen and paper following ransomware attack

Microsoft to drop free support for Windows 7 in January 2020

HSBC ran $250B in transactions through its blockchain platform in 2018

Proposed US rules would allow drones to be flown at night

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