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

Wikileaks gets hacked on the same day it dumps CIA hacking tools data

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a supreme bit of irony, Wikileaks has been hacked on the same day it dumped data on a number of Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools. The data dump, part of Wikileaks’ Vault7 release series of secret government hacking tools, unveiled a CIA …

Locky ransomware returns in huge new email campaign

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new wave of Locky ransomware attacks has been discovered in what security researchers are describing as one of the largest ransomware-spreading spoofed email address campaigns this year. Initially detected by Comodo Threat Intelligence Lab Aug. 9, the attack ramped up this week. Security …

Chinese regulators consider massive crackdown on initial coin offerings

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Chinese regulators are considering a massive crackdown on initial coin offerings and may implement a complete ban until regulations are in place, according to reports from the country earlier this week. The state-controlled National Internet Finance Association of China issued a warning to …

Samsung’s the latest company to start testing self-driving cars in California

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will be the latest company to test self-driving vehicles on California roads as the South Korean-giant received permission to do so from the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The company was keen to differentiate itself from some others …

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 …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Wikileaks gets hacked on the same day it dumps CIA hacking tools data

Locky ransomware returns in huge new email campaign

Chinese regulators consider massive crackdown on initial coin offerings

Samsung’s the latest company to start testing self-driving cars in California

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

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