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

Phishing attacks cost about $1.6M apiece, but enterprises are fighting back

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Phishing defense solutions firm PhishMe Inc. has found that a successful phishing attack now costs a mid-sized enterprise $1.6 million on average. The firm also found that the number of attempted phishing attacks continues to rise but conversely, enterprises are improving their defenses and fighting back …

Court orders Coinbase to hand over customer details to the IRS

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. today was ordered to hand over customer records to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service after losing a case filed against it by the Department of Justice in November 2016. The case relates to a request by the IRS for …

System scheduling error leaves American Airlines without pilots over the holidays

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Those who have booked travel over the forthcoming holiday period with American Airlines Inc. may not make it to their destination. It was disclosed today that the airline suffered a “system scheduling error” that has left thousands of scheduled flights without pilots …

Bitcoin price plunges as multiple exchanges suffer downtime

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Sir Isaac Newton was the first to coin the phrase “what goes up must come down” in relation to gravity, but now it seems bitcoin is subject to that law as well. Today the cryptocurrency dropped in value by more than $1,000 …

Nokia denies report it’s in talks to acquire Juniper Networks

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Nokia Oyj has denied a report that it is in talks to acquire Juniper Networks Inc. in a purchase that would see the Finnish giant diversify its networking business. CNBC, quoting sources, claimed that Nokia is prepared to offer $16 billion for Juniper, roughly …

Canadian man involved in Yahoo hack pleads guilty

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to hacking charges over his involvement in hacking Yahoo Inc. in 2014. Twenty-two-year-old Kazakhstan-born Karim Baratov was indicted by the Department of Justice in February on claims that he was hired by alleged Russian intelligence agents Igor Suschin and …

Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange opens for business in the US

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a challenge to the venture capital-backed bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc., Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange, bitFlyer Inc., has opened its doors in the United States after obtaining approval to operate in a majority of states. The company, founded in 2014, said in …

Top-secret spy data exposed on misconfigured Amazon cloud instance

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Top-secret data belonging to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, a joint U.S. Army and National Security Agency Defense Department command that gathers intelligence data, has been found exposed and open to the public. It was yet another case of …

Bitcoin teases $10,000 as one hedge fund manager says price could hit $40,000 next year

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The price of bitcoin teased the $10,000 mark in trading Monday, actually passing it on some Asian exchanges, as continued good news surrounding the cryptocurrency led one hedge fund manager to predict that the price could hit $40,000 by the end of 2018. Bitcoin first …

SoftBank offers to buy Uber shares at a 30% discount to previous valuation

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

SoftBank Group Corp. is offering to buy Uber Technologies Inc. shares from existing investors at a 30 percent discount on the price at which the ride-hailing company was last valued, according to reports published Monday. CNBC, quoting a person familiar with the …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Phishing attacks cost about $1.6M apiece, but enterprises are fighting back

Court orders Coinbase to hand over customer details to the IRS

System scheduling error leaves American Airlines without pilots over the holidays

Bitcoin price plunges as multiple exchanges suffer downtime

Nokia denies report it’s in talks to acquire Juniper Networks

Canadian man involved in Yahoo hack pleads guilty

Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange opens for business in the US

Top-secret spy data exposed on misconfigured Amazon cloud instance

Bitcoin teases $10,000 as one hedge fund manager says price could hit $40,000 next year

SoftBank offers to buy Uber shares at a 30% discount to previous valuation

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