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

Report: Amazon, Dish discussing wireless partnership that may include IoT devices

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Dish Network Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. are discussing a possible tie-up that may involve Internet of Things devices or wireless services, according to a report published Thursday. The Wall Street Journal claims that Dish Chief Executive Charlie Ergen and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos …

Jawbone goes into liquidation as founder starts new health-related company

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Wearable technology pioneer Jawbone Inc. is soon to be no longer. According to reports, the once-high-flying maker of Bluetooth earpieces and other wearables and devices is in the process of liquidating its assets while founder and Chief Executive Officer Hosain Rahman has …

South Korean cryptoexchange Bithumb hacked, millions potentially stolen

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange is hacked. The latest victim: leading South Korean exchange Bithumb. The hack is said to have started with a hacker accessing and downloading details, but not passwords, of about 33,000 users in February from an employee’s computer. …

Darknet market Alphabay disappears in suspected scam

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Illegal goods market Alphabay Marketplace has disappeared from the darknet, the shady part of the Internet accessible only through special software, in a move that suggests its backers shut it down to steal from users. Launched in December 2014 and ranked by researchers …

Ransomware after all? NotPetya hackers now demand 100-bitcoin payment

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

The hackers behind the NotPetya malware that made headlines in late June are back in the news again. Now, the group is asking for a payment of 100 bitcoin ($256,000) for a decryption key for the malware despite security experts suggesting that …

Ukrainian police raid company for allegedly distributing NotPetya malware

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Police in Ukraine have raided a company alleged to be ground zero in the distribution of the recent NotPetya malware cyberattack. Local authorities early Wednesday local time said they seized computers from a company called Intellect Service that sells accounting software under the names …

Australia’s universal healthcare system hacked, details sold on the darknet

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A seller on the darknet, the part of the Internet accessible only through special software, is offering to sell the universal health care numbers of any Australian, according to reports published Tuesday. Medicare, a universal health care system that operates essentially as a …

DARPA proposes a GPS-like system for undersea drone navigation

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

When most people think of drones, they think of devices that fly through the sky, taking pictures or blowing up terrorists. But the next wave of drones will operate under the sea, where signals from a global positioning satellite do not penetrate. …

Study finds banks and other financial institutions score poorly on online security

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new study has found that some of the largest U.S. banks and financial institutions score quite poorly when it comes to online security. The study, from the Online Trust Alliance, audited more than 1,000 websites and found that a staggering 65 of the top …

New Qualcomm technology allows for better fingerprint scanning

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is looking to extend its reach in smartphones with the announcement of a new fingerprint scanning technology. The new Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint scanners, revealed last week, eliminate the need for a dedicated standalone fingerprint scanner and instead facilitates scanning …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Report: Amazon, Dish discussing wireless partnership that may include IoT devices

Jawbone goes into liquidation as founder starts new health-related company

South Korean cryptoexchange Bithumb hacked, millions potentially stolen

Darknet market Alphabay disappears in suspected scam

Ransomware after all? NotPetya hackers now demand 100-bitcoin payment

Ukrainian police raid company for allegedly distributing NotPetya malware

Australia’s universal healthcare system hacked, details sold on the darknet

DARPA proposes a GPS-like system for undersea drone navigation

Study finds banks and other financial institutions score poorly on online security

New Qualcomm technology allows for better fingerprint scanning

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