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

As bitcoin stabilizes, minor cryptocurrencies face a major challenge to survival

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The days of minor cryptocurrencies may be numbered as the market shifts back into bitcoin for secure long-term growth. The market move away from minor cryptocurrencies to bitcoin hit a breakthrough level Aug. 11, when it was reported that bitcoin had returned …

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

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 formal complaint to police in the city of …

Necurs botnet targets banks in massive new phishing campaign

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 post by security firm Cofense Inc., the campaign …

Australian teen accused of hacking and stealing data from Apple

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 law, appeared before the Children’s Court of Victoria …

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

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 a familiar move that threatens to destroy them …

Georgia governor candidate sued over exposure of 6.3M voter records

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 exposed online. According to local media Wednesday, security …

Blockchain-powered smart speaker Volareo hits Indiegogo for $99

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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, the smart speaker is claimed to be designed …

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

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 that AT&T is responsible for the theft because …

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

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 the quarter ending June 30, Uber reported net revenue …

Advertising blockchain startup Lucidity brings on Pithia as a strategic investor

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

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 tackle issues in programmatic advertising such as data …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

As bitcoin stabilizes, minor cryptocurrencies face a major challenge to survival

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

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