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

Oracle to acquire Australian cloud collaboration provider Aconex for $1.19B

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Oracle Corp. Sunday said it will acquire Aconex Ltd., a Melbourne, Australia-based maker of cloud construction and engineering industry collaboration tools, for AU$1.6 billion ($1.19 billion). Founded in 2000 as a company offering construction collaboration and procurement management services, Aconex subsequently pivoted …

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Sqrrl

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Sqrrl Data Inc., a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity software company that specializes in advanced threat detection for enterprise users. Axios made the claim Sunday, saying its source believes that the purchase price would be a “bit …

Bitcoin prices recover as Japanese housewives blamed for speculative bubble

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The prices of bitcoin and bitcoin futures rose in trading Thursday, resuming a record-breaking bull run, or speculative bubble, that has now been partly blamed on Japanese housewives. Bitcoin futures on the Cboe Global Markets exchange, having slumped yesterday as investors invested …

Triton malware targets oil and gas assets in the Middle East

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A disturbing new form of malware that targets industrial equipment has been discovered in the wild in what may be a serious state-sponsored attack. Dubbed “Triton” by researchers at FireEye Inc., the malware is said to have already shut down the operations …

Researchers warn users to be wary of fake social media pages this holiday season

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

An online security firm is warning users to be careful online this holiday season as cybercriminals once again gear up to scam people via social media. Researchers at ZeroFOX Inc. today said they have found 2,868 fraudulent holiday scam accounts across social media that are …

Bitcoin futures trading temporarily halted as investors flood into other cryptocurrencies

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Trading in bitcoin futures on the Cboe Global Markets exchange was halted briefly on Wednesday as investor interest switched from bitcoin to alternative cryptocurrencies, some of which hit new record highs. The automatic two-minute halt kicked in after the price of XBT.1 January 2018 bitcoin futures dropped …

Three men plead guilty to creation and distribution of infamous Mirai botnet

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Three men have pleaded guilty to their role in the creation and distribution of the infamous Mirai botnet, which took down wide swaths of the internet in October 2016. This particularly pernicious botnet, which is a group of internet-connected devices that are …

Department of Justice letter reveals criminal investigation into Waymo-Uber allegations

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc.’s long, bad year just got worse. The judge presiding over its case with Waymo today unsealed a document that reveals for the first time that the ride-hailing company is currently subject to a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department …

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex targeted by distributed denial-of-service attack

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Bitfinex, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange by volume, suffered downtime Tuesday after it was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service attack, the first successful attack targeting the exchange since it was taken down for a number of days in similar circumstances in June. The …

South Korea calls emergency meeting to consider cryptocurrency regulations

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

South Korea’s central bank has called an emergency meeting to discuss cryptocurrencies as bitcoin speculation sweeps the country. Reuters reported Tuesday that officials are not saying exactly what will be on the table at the meeting. But policymakers in the country have been called upon to regulate …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Report: Amazon in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Sqrrl

Bitcoin prices recover as Japanese housewives blamed for speculative bubble

Triton malware targets oil and gas assets in the Middle East

Bitcoin futures trading temporarily halted as investors flood into other cryptocurrencies

Three men plead guilty to creation and distribution of infamous Mirai botnet

Department of Justice letter reveals criminal investigation into Waymo-Uber allegations

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex targeted by distributed denial-of-service attack

South Korea calls emergency meeting to consider cryptocurrency regulations

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