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

Click2Gov hacks raise questions about disclosure of related security vulnerabilities

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The hacking and theft of personal data from at least 10 U.S. cities, using a software package called Click2Gov from Superion LLC, has been attributed to an unlikely source — raising questions about the need for software companies to disclose vulnerabilities in …

Amazon Fire TV Cube brings Alexa to television sets

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. has finally combined the Alexa service found in its range of Echo devices into its television streaming devices in the form of the newly launched Amazon Fire TV Cube. The device delivers the same streaming services as existing Fire TV …

PayPal snaps up fraud prevention startup Simility for $120M in latest acquisition

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

PayPal Holdings Inc. has kept its wallet wide open this week, announcing yet another acquisition: cloud-based fraud prevention startup Simility, Inc. for $120 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Founded in 2014, Simility offers a cloud-based fraud prevention software solution that combines machine learning …

Report: Apple’s AirPower charging mat coming in September after long delays

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc.’s long-awaited AirPower wireless charger may be finally coming to market in September following surprising revelations about the reasons for the unprecedented delay. According to Bloomberg, the AirPower, announced alongside the iPhone X in 2017, has been delayed because of multiple …

Bitcoin price recovers after Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange hacked

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin recovered Wednesday after leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb revealed it had been hacked again following a previous hack in July 2017. The new hack is reported by South Korean media to involve the theft of $32 million …

Consortium backed by Samsung and Apple releases digital car key standard

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

The Car Connectivity Consortium, a previously little-known group that has among its members Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and a number of car manufacturers today announced a new standard for communication between smartphones and cars. Called the Digital Key Release 1.0 …

Tesla sues employee over alleged data theft and hacking

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Tesla Inc. today filed a lawsuit against a former employee that alleges he hacked its systems and shared confidential information with others. The lawsuit comes on the heels of Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk alleging that an employee had sabotaged the company doing among …

Financial institutions targeted by cyberattacks using ‘hidden tunnels’ in networks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity company Vectra Networks Inc. today released a new report that suggests that financial institutions are being targeted by sophisticated cyberattackers using what the firm describes as “hidden tunnels” into networks to steal data. Hidden tunnels are pathways used by hackers to gain access to …

Experts: Tesla employee sabotage serves an important cybersecurity lesson

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Accusations made yesterday by Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk that the company had been targeted by an employee who, among other things, sabotaged internal systems reveal important lessons in cybersecurity, according to a number of security experts. “What do the numbers …

PayPal acquires funds disbursement company Hyperwallet for $400M

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

PayPal Holdings Inc. is continuing on its acquisition spree, buying San Francisco-based funds disbursement company Hyperwallet Systems Inc. today for about $400 million in cash. Founded in 2000, Hyperwallet offers a financial technology payments platform that allows companies to disburse payments such as …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Click2Gov hacks raise questions about disclosure of related security vulnerabilities

Amazon Fire TV Cube brings Alexa to television sets

PayPal snaps up fraud prevention startup Simility for $120M in latest acquisition

Report: Apple’s AirPower charging mat coming in September after long delays

Bitcoin price recovers after Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange hacked

Consortium backed by Samsung and Apple releases digital car key standard

Tesla sues employee over alleged data theft and hacking

Financial institutions targeted by cyberattacks using ‘hidden tunnels’ in networks

Experts: Tesla employee sabotage serves an important cybersecurity lesson

PayPal acquires funds disbursement company Hyperwallet for $400M

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