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

Bitcoin price hits new record highs as good news buoys investor confidence

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin returned to record highs in trading Thursday thanks to several announcements that boosted investor confidence in the cryptocurrency. The first announcement came from venture capital-funded bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc. It announced the launch of Coinbase Custody, a custodian …

Buyers beware: Research finds almost 1,500 fake ‘Black Friday’ apps

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

At least 4 percent of all Black Friday-themed apps are malicious, stealing login credentials and credit card details instead of holiday shopping help. That’s according to research from digital threat management firm RiskIQ Inc., which warned shoppers to be careful ahead of the biggest retail …

New version of the Terdot banking trojan virus targets social media accounts too

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

An exotic new version of the Terdot banking trojan virus has been spotted that no longer simply steals bank account details but also social media account details too. The new version uses the original Terdot code base that itself was a based …

Crowdfunding site Patreon sued over allegations it failed to stop harassment

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new lawsuit claims crowdfunding platform startup Patreon Inc. failed to enforce its own community guidelines in not acting against an alleged harassment campaign and thus was complicit in the harassment. The lawsuit, which could be a test case for when a web service provider …

Class action lawsuit filed against Tezos alleges fraud and breaches of securities law

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Blockchain startup Tezos, which raised $233 million in an initial coin offering in July, is facing more difficulties as a class action lawsuit was filed against it and its founders, alleging fraud and breaches of U.S. securities law. It’s the second lawsuit filed …

White House releases process used to consider revealing security vulnerabilities

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The Trump Administration has released the previously secret rules used by the government to decide on whether to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities or keep them secret. The interagency Vulnerabilities Equities Policy, created by the Obama administration, details the processes involved in classifying and managing discovered …

Forever 21 is the latest company to have its point-of-sale terminals hacked

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Fast-fashion chain Forever 21 Inc. is the latest victim of hacking. The company today warned customers that it has detected a data breach within its point of sale network. Details on how the hack took place were scant, but Forever 21 claimed …

Mobile payment company Square tests support for bitcoin in its app

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Mobile payment company Square Inc. may be entering the bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets. The company is conducting a trial of a program that allows select customers to buy and sell bitcoin via its Cash app. The service, offered through an app provided by the company …

Barracuda releases new DevOps features for its cloud firewall products

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Cloud security and data solutions firm Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced new cloud features for its main firewall products. The new public cloud functions, which will be available in both the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Barracuda NextGen Firewall, provide automated security controls that aim …

With new API service, Twitter tries to woo developers back – and make a little coin

BIG DATA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. is attempting to appeal to developers again with a new “premium” application programming interface that gives outside companies access to additional Twitter data at a lower cost point. The new service, “Twitter premium APIs,” is being pitched as bringing “reliability and stability of …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Bitcoin price hits new record highs as good news buoys investor confidence

Buyers beware: Research finds almost 1,500 fake ‘Black Friday’ apps

New version of the Terdot banking trojan virus targets social media accounts too

Crowdfunding site Patreon sued over allegations it failed to stop harassment

Class action lawsuit filed against Tezos alleges fraud and breaches of securities law

White House releases process used to consider revealing security vulnerabilities

Forever 21 is the latest company to have its point-of-sale terminals hacked

Mobile payment company Square tests support for bitcoin in its app

With new API service, Twitter tries to woo developers back – and make a little coin

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