Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Blockchain

As crypto circus plays on, both forked versions of Bitcoin Cash run into problems

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2018

Just when the damaging infighting between rival Bitcoin Cash factions couldn’t get any worse, both forked versions of the bitcoin spinoff have suffered from various technical issues. The first act in what is starting to…

Emerging Tech

BMW to launch China ride-hailing business in December

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2018

German auto manufacturer BMW AG is expanding its nascent ride-hailing business to China with plans to start offering services in the Middle Kingdom from December. The first global automaker to obtain a ride-hailing license in China,…

Security

USPS exposes 60M customer records via a leaky API

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2018

The U.S. Postal Service has patched a security vulnerability that exposed the data of some 60 million customers to anyone who was logged into the USPS.com website. Made public Sunday by security researcher Brian Krebs,…

Security

Amazon blames ‘technical issue’ for exposing customer names and email addresses

By Duncan Riley Nov 21, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. has exposed customer names and email addresses in a data breach they are describing as a “technical error.” The e-commerce giant started emailing customers affected on Tuesday, saying only that the issue…

Blockchain

Bitcoin dives again as the Justice Department is reported to be probing Tether

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2018

The price of bitcoin continues to fall as a report claimed that the U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into Tether, the so-called “stablecoin” from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex that’s primarily used to buy and…

Apps

Flogging a dead horse, Snap plans another version of its camera glasses

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2018

Despite previous attempts ending in failure, Snap Inc. apparently is once again launching a new version of its Spectacles camera glasses. According to Cheddar, the third incarnation — or fourth or fifth given that…

Cloud

Autodesk acquires construction productivity cloud software startup PlanGrid for $875 million

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2018

Design software company Autodesk Inc. today said it plans to acquire San Francisco-based construction productivity cloud software startup PlanGrid for $875 million. Founded in 2011, PlanGrid provides cloud-based project management software that helps contractors,…

Security

Difficult-to-detect hacking campaign targets governments across the globe

By Duncan Riley Nov 20, 2018

A new report from Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42 today detailed a new hacking campaign from the Sofacy Group that employs a series of weaponized documents to target government entities around the globe,…

Blockchain

Bitcoin plunges to 19-month low as crypto chaos spooks investors

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2018

Bitcoin has plunged to its lowest price since early May 2017 as the ongoing chaos in the Bitcoin Cash community continues to spook investors. Analysts point the finger for the price drop in several…

Security

Make-A-Wish website cryptojacked with increasingly popular CoinImp script

By Duncan Riley Nov 19, 2018

Proving that some hackers have no morals whatsoever, the website of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been “cryptojacked” to install the increasingly popular cryptomining script. Discovered by Simon Kenin, a security researcher at Trustwave SpiderLabs, and publicized…

Duncan Riley

As crypto circus plays on, both forked versions of Bitcoin Cash run into problems

BMW to launch China ride-hailing business in December

USPS exposes 60M customer records via a leaky API

Bitcoin dives again as the Justice Department is reported to be probing Tether

Flogging a dead horse, Snap plans another version of its camera glasses

Autodesk acquires construction productivity cloud software startup PlanGrid for $875 million

Difficult-to-detect hacking campaign targets governments across the globe

Bitcoin plunges to 19-month low as crypto chaos spooks investors

Make-A-Wish website cryptojacked with increasingly popular CoinImp script

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