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

Very naughty boy: 14-year-old in Japan arrested for creating and distributing ransomware

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A 14-year-old child in Osaka, Japan, has been arrested for creating and distributing ransomware, the first known arrest in the country for the crime and also potentially the youngest ransomware maker arrested anywhere in the world to date. The unnamed child, who is …

Cybersecurity talent shortage set to hit 3.5M by 2021

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

If you’re looking for a tech job that will be in abundance in the years ahead, the cybersecurity marketplace will be the ideal place to find one, according to a newly published report on the employment prospects in the sector. The report, …

Kaspersky files antitrust complaint against Microsoft for bundling Windows Defender

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

In a complaint reminiscent of the battle over the default installation of Internet Explorer nearly 20 years ago, Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft Corp. alleging that the bundling of Windows Defender with Windows constitutes unfair competition. In the complaint, …

SEC wins default judgment against GAW Miners and ZenMiner bitcoin mining scams

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The long-running case against two bogus bitcoin mining companies has come to an end. The Securities and Exchange Commission finally won a default judgment of $11.38 million in a case that goes back 18 months. GAW Miners and ZenMiner were first alleged by …

In another blow to Uber, Lyft signs self-driving vehicle partnership with nuTonomy

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. has once again boosted its efforts to deploy self-driving vehicles with the announcement of a new partnership with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based self-driving vehicle software maker nuTonomy. The deal, described as a strategic research and development partnership “focused on understanding and …

Mobile authentication startup KryptCo launches with $1.2M in funding

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Mobile authentication startup KryptCo Inc. has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to help software developers protect their encryption keys. The brand-new company founded this year by two former Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, Alex Grinman and Kevin King, in conjunction with …

Contractor charged in leaked NSA report alleging Russian election-hacking attempts

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A woman has been arrested and charged over the leak of National Security Agency documents that allege that Russia’s GRU military intelligence unit attempted to hack local government election officials. Reality Leigh Winner (pictured), a 25-year-old federal contractor from Atlanta, has been charged …

Snap snaps up advertising analytics startup Placed for $125M

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc. has acquired Placed Inc., a Seattle-based startup that offers advertising analytics. Although the price of the deal was not officially disclosed, Bloomberg, quoting people familiar with the matter, put the price at $125 million. The startup will …

Report: Bitcoin exchange Coinbase looking to raise $100M on a $1B valuation

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc. is looking to raise a new round of $100 million on a valuation of $1 billion, according to reports first published Friday. The company, founded in 2012, offers an online platform that allows merchants, consumers and traders to transact …

In a new twist, Jaff ransomware linked to dark web forum owners

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

It’s well-known in cybersecurity circles that those behind various forms of malware often sell the data they steal on the dark web, the sometimes shady sites reachable only through specialized software. Now, in an interesting twist, a dark web forum may be …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Very naughty boy: 14-year-old in Japan arrested for creating and distributing ransomware

Cybersecurity talent shortage set to hit 3.5M by 2021

Kaspersky files antitrust complaint against Microsoft for bundling Windows Defender

SEC wins default judgment against GAW Miners and ZenMiner bitcoin mining scams

In another blow to Uber, Lyft signs self-driving vehicle partnership with nuTonomy

Mobile authentication startup KryptCo launches with $1.2M in funding

Contractor charged in leaked NSA report alleging Russian election-hacking attempts

Snap snaps up advertising analytics startup Placed for $125M

Report: Bitcoin exchange Coinbase looking to raise $100M on a $1B valuation

In a new twist, Jaff ransomware linked to dark web forum owners

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