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

Rapper Drake becomes the latest victim of a Fortnite hack

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

As the most popular online game of all time, Fortnite continues to attract hackers — the latest case involving the takeover of the rapper Drake’s account. Aubrey Drake Graham, a Canadian rapper best known as Drake is, arguably, one of the most popular …

Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Ohio has become the first state in the United States to accept bitcoin for the payment of taxes. Starting Monday, businesses residing in the state will be able to sign up to pay their taxes in bitcoin via ohiocrypto.com, according to The Wall …

Crypto crash spreads: Mining firms shut down as bitcoin continues to plummet

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The impacts of a massive drop in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is spreading, as crypto mining companies began shutting down operations and declaring bankruptcy Thursday. Cryptocurrency mining is a process that involves using computing power to process transactions on …

Adult website for furries hacked and member data leaked online

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

High Tail Hall, an adult website for furries, has been hacked, leaking member data online. Furries, for those unfamiliar with the term, are people who like to dress up and pretend to be animals. High Tail Hall pitches itself as an interactive puzzle game for …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 appear like a poorly planned out circus came …

BMW to launch China ride-hailing business in December

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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, BMW, through its BMW Mobility Service Ltd. division, …

USPS exposes 60M customer records via a leaky API

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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, the vulnerability related to an authentication weakness in …

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

SECURITY By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 has been fixed and that the affected customers …

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

BLOCKCHAIN By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 sell bitcoin. Fraud allegations regarding Tether are not …

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

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 Snap released two new models in September after …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Rapper Drake becomes the latest victim of a Fortnite hack

Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments

Crypto crash spreads: Mining firms shut down as bitcoin continues to plummet

Adult website for furries hacked and member data leaked online

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

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