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

Scary multistage phishing attacks target Office 365 enterprise users

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Hackers are targeting Office 365 users in a multistage phishing campaign that attempts to gain access to accounts that can then be used to cause further damage within a targeted enterprise. Uncovered in a report from Barracuda Networks Inc., the campaign starts …

High-profile Instagram users hacked through back-door exploit

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Hackers have taken advantage of a security flaw in Instagram’s application program interface to gain access to the accounts of high-profile users, the Facebook Inc.-owned app provider confirmed Wednesday. The attack involved the hackers gaining access to user accounts through Instagram’s API, giving them …

FDA issues unprecedented recall for 465,000 hackable pacemakers

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary recall notice for 465,000 pacemakers sold by Abbott Laboratories Inc., the medical device maker previously known as St. Jude Medical Inc. Because swapping a pacemaker isn’t as simple as …

Rallying the troops at his first meeting, Uber’s new CEO commits to an IPO in 18-36 months

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Incoming Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi rallied the troops at his first attendance at a staff meeting on Wednesday, committing the ride-hailing giant to an initial public offering in 18 to 36 months. Introduced by former CEO Travis Kalanick (pictured, …

Ford and Domino’s team up for autonomous vehicle pizza delivery

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Domino’s Pizza Inc. to bring the future closer to reality in the form of autonomous vehicles delivering pizzas. Starting in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the self-driving cars delivering pizzas are part of a trial by Ford to …

Spambot dump reveals login credentials for a staggering 711M email accounts

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

For those who have ever wondered how spam still manages to be delivered in the age of Gmail and serious spam filtering, a staggering discovery by a security researcher has uncovered a spambot that had the user credentials for hundred of millions …

New scandal for the new CEO: Justice is investigating Uber for alleged bribery

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Fresh from getting into trouble over an ice cream giveaway, Uber Technologies Inc. has added to its nearly uninterrupted run of bad news with a new scandal that allegedly involves bribing foreign officials. It may be easy to make fun of the seemingly never–ending …

Artificial intelligence data startup Appier raises $33M from Softbank and others

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Artificial intelligence data startup Appier Inc. Tuesday said it has raised $33 million in a Series C round that was funded by SoftBank Group, Line Corp., Naver Corp., EDBI of Singapore and AMTD Group of Hong Kong. Founded in 2012, Appier employs artificial intelligence to …

Defray ransomware targets education and healthcare

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A newly discovered form of ransomware called Defray has been discovered that targets healthcare and education. Discovered by the security firm Proofpoint Inc., the ransomware uses a Microsoft Word document containing an embedded executable that causes a victim’s personal computer to be …

Trend Micro announces Deep Security support for VMware Cloud on AWS

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Trend Micro Inc. is adding its backing to VMware Inc.’s announcement of general availability for VMware Cloud on AWS by announcing that its Deep Security service will support the newly available platform. The service, previously available to Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services customers, provides …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Scary multistage phishing attacks target Office 365 enterprise users

High-profile Instagram users hacked through back-door exploit

FDA issues unprecedented recall for 465,000 hackable pacemakers

Rallying the troops at his first meeting, Uber’s new CEO commits to an IPO in 18-36 months

Ford and Domino’s team up for autonomous vehicle pizza delivery

Spambot dump reveals login credentials for a staggering 711M email accounts

New scandal for the new CEO: Justice is investigating Uber for alleged bribery

Artificial intelligence data startup Appier raises $33M from Softbank and others

Defray ransomware targets education and healthcare

Trend Micro announces Deep Security support for VMware Cloud on AWS

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