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

Israeli startup SkyWatch offers combined insurance and drone flight planning app

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Drone risk assessment startup SkyWatch Insurance Services Inc. has launched what it claims is the world’s first app that combines safe drone use combined with on-demand insurance. The SkyWatch app, available for both iOS and Android combines both a product and service. …

Zero-day blues: Oracle WebLogic patch opens door to further hacking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Hackers are reported to be targeting Oracle WebLogic server installations after a patch issued for a critical vulnerability earlier this month both disclosed the vulnerability and didn’t fix it properly. The story starts unremarkably, with Oracle offering a patch for the previously undisclosed …

Lawsuit targets Bitcoin.com over alleged Bitcoin Cash deceptive practices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A class action lawsuit is being pursued against Bitcoin.com and owner Roger Ver for deceptive practices and potential losses related to the way both the site and Ver have promoted bitcoin spinoff Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash, or BCH, is a fork, that …

Michigan man gets lengthy sentence for hacking prison computer system

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after hacking a prison system to shorten the sentence of an associate. Twenty-seven-year-old Konrads Voits, the not-so-bright criminal mastermind in the story, engaged in a spear-phishing campaign to hack into …

Proof-of-concept highlights file system and autoplay vulnerabilities in Windows

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept attack that can trigger an infamous “blue screen of death” on the current Microsoft Windows and as far back as version 7. Detailed by Bitdefender’s Marius Tivadar on GitHub, the PoC exploits a vulnerability found …

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge in a $26.6B deal

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp., the third- and fourth-largest mobile carriers in the U.S., Sunday announced they’ve agreed to merge. Sprint agreed to be acquired by T-Mobile in a $26.6 billion all-stock deal that will see the two companies combine forces to …

Square snaps up website creator Weebly for $365M

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

In a surprise move, mobile payments company Square Inc. has acquired online website Weebly Inc., an online website creator, in a cash and stock deal worth about $365 million. Founded in 2007, Weebly describes itself as a “complete platform that allows anyone to start …

The IPO wave rolls on: DocuSign and Smartsheet shares jump on their public debuts

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Updated: The wave of initial public offerings of technology companies hasn’t crested yet, as two more hit the market Friday — both opening well above their offering price. DocuSign Inc. saw its shares jump more than 35 percent and Smartsheet Inc.’s shares …

Israeli startup Innoviz signs solid-state LiDAR supply deal with BMW

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

Israeli startup Innoviz Technologies Inc., in partnership with investor and auto parts maker Magna International, today said it has signed a deal to supply BMW Group with LiDAR units for BMW’s forthcoming range of autonomous vehicles. The deal is notable because it’s …

New cryptomining malware that uses NSA exploit worries security experts

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY8 YEARS AGO

A newly identified form of cryptomining malware that employs a U.S. National Security Agency vulnerability disclosed last year is causing concern among security experts because it may be a form of attack that could surge in the year ahead. Dubbed PyRoMine by researchers at Fortinet …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Israeli startup SkyWatch offers combined insurance and drone flight planning app

Zero-day blues: Oracle WebLogic patch opens door to further hacking

Lawsuit targets Bitcoin.com over alleged Bitcoin Cash deceptive practices

Michigan man gets lengthy sentence for hacking prison computer system

Proof-of-concept highlights file system and autoplay vulnerabilities in Windows

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge in a $26.6B deal

Square snaps up website creator Weebly for $365M

The IPO wave rolls on: DocuSign and Smartsheet shares jump on their public debuts

Israeli startup Innoviz signs solid-state LiDAR supply deal with BMW

New cryptomining malware that uses NSA exploit worries security experts

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