Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Three arrested in China for stealing $87M in cryptocurrency hacking campaign

By Duncan Riley Aug 19, 2018

Three suspects have been arrested in China on allegations they were behind the hacking theft of bitcoin and Ethereum worth $87 million from multiple victims. The story starts in March, when a man made a…

Infra

Necurs botnet targets banks in massive new phishing campaign

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2018

The Necurs botnet that made headlines last year for taking screenshots and gathering data from infected personal computers is back in the news with a new phishing campaign targeting banks. Detailed in a blog…

Infra

Australian teen accused of hacking and stealing data from Apple

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2018

A teen in Melbourne, Australia, has appeared before a court for allegedly hacking Apple Inc. and stealing 90 gigabytes of data from its corporate server. Fairfax Media reported today that the teen, unnamed because of Australian…

Apps

Twitter destroys outside apps again by killing the API most of them use

By Duncan Riley Aug 16, 2018

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, the writer and philosopher George Santayana said. That’s what Twitter has just done with the outside app developers on the microblogging platform, making…

Infra

Georgia governor candidate sued over exposure of 6.3M voter records

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2018

Brian Kemp, the Republican former secretary of state in charge of Georgia’s elections who’s running for governor, has been sued in a lawsuit that accuses him of allowing millions of voter records to be…

Emerging Tech

Blockchain-powered smart speaker Volareo hits Indiegogo for $99

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2018

The world’s first blockchain-powered smart speaker opened up for preorders on Indiegogo today in an effort to bring an open-source, privacy-focused alternative to market against the likes of Google LLC and Apple Inc. Called Volareo,…

Emerging Tech

Bitcoin investor sues AT&T for $223.8M over theft of cryptocurrency

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2018

Michael Terpin, founder of the investment group BitAngels, is suing AT&T Inc. for $223.8 million over the theft of about $24 million in cryptocurrency from his personal accounts. In his lawsuit filed today, Terpin alleges…

Emerging Tech

Uber books $891M loss as revenue growth begins to slow

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2018

After reporting a record profit in its first quarter, Uber Technologies Inc.’s financials have taken a hit again as the company today reported a massive loss and slowing revenue growth in its latest quarter. For…

Emerging Tech

Advertising blockchain startup Lucidity brings on Pithia as a strategic investor

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2018

Advertising blockchain startup Lucidity today announced that Pithia Inc. has joined as a strategic investor to further the development of the company’s blockchain platform. Founded in 2017, Lucidity is developing a platform that aims to…

Emerging Tech

Goldman Sachs leads $32M round into enterprise blockchain startup Axoni

By Duncan Riley Aug 14, 2018

Enterprise blockchain startup Axoni Communications Inc. today said it has raised $32 million in new funding. It plans to use the Series B round proceeds to enhance its data synchronization technology, expand its suite of…

Duncan Riley

Three arrested in China for stealing $87M in cryptocurrency hacking campaign

Necurs botnet targets banks in massive new phishing campaign

Australian teen accused of hacking and stealing data from Apple

Twitter destroys outside apps again by killing the API most of them use

Georgia governor candidate sued over exposure of 6.3M voter records

Blockchain-powered smart speaker Volareo hits Indiegogo for $99

Bitcoin investor sues AT&T for $223.8M over theft of cryptocurrency

Uber books $891M loss as revenue growth begins to slow

Advertising blockchain startup Lucidity brings on Pithia as a strategic investor

Goldman Sachs leads $32M round into enterprise blockchain startup Axoni

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