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

Famed investor Tim Draper to back new blockchain cryptocurrency

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Famed investor Tim Draper has given a boost to a startup blockchain company called Tezos with a public announcement that he intends to invest in its “initial coin offering” as well as Dynamic Ledger Solutions Inc., the company behind the offering. “The …

Fatboy ransomware adjusts demands based on where a victim lives

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new ransomware-as-a-service product called “Fatboy” discovered on Russian-language dark web forums is offering a new kind of demand that adjusts the ransom based on where a victim lives. Fatboy automatically adjusts ransom demands based on the victim’s location by using Big Mac Index, an …

Intel chip vulnerability found to be far worse than thought

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A security vulnerability in Intel Corp. chips first disclosed last week looks far worse than initially thought, as hackers can hijack Intel processors without even needing a password. The vulnerability, which affects all Intel chips manufactured since 2008, from those code-named Nahalem to …

Hundreds of Android apps are tracking you with ultrasonic beacons

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

New research has discovered the rapid spread among Android apps of a recent form of ad tracking that monitors what users are listening to using hidden audio signals. The ad tracking system, known as ultrasound cross-device tracking, or uXDT for short, involves advertisers embedding high-frequency …

Unpatched WordPress vulnerability allows hackers to reset admin passwords

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A newly discovered, unpatched vulnerability in all versions of WordPress could allow hackers to reset targeted admin passwords, according to newly published research. The vulnerability (CVE-2017-8295), discovered by Polish researcher Dawid Golunski, is related to WordPress using a variable named “SERVER_NAME” to obtain the …

Hackers intercept two-factor authentication messages to empty bank accounts

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A known vulnerability in a networking protocol used by mobile phone network providers has been exploited by hackers to intercept two-factor authentication SMS messages to steal funds from bank account. The vulnerability, first identified in 2014, involves a security hole in the Signaling …

Facebook closes Oculus Story Studio in favor of funding external VR content

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is getting out of the virtual reality content creation business with the social networking giant announcing Thursday that it intends to close its Oculus Story Studio. Since it was established in 2015, the Oculus Story Studio has created narrative driven …

YL Ventures closes new $75M fund focused on enterprise seed investments

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Enterprise startup-focused venture capital firm YL Ventures GP Ltd. has closed its third fund at $75 million, which it says was oversubscribed 25 percent above its target of $60 million. The new fund, which is planned to build on the success of …

Widespread phishing campaign tricks victims with fake Google Docs sharing

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

A new phishing scheme that initially targeted journalists with fake requests to share a Google Docs document is spreading like wildfire by using emails that appear to be legitimate. First detailed by a user on Reddit, the phishing scheme involves sees targeted …

Opening a new lab, Intel debuts first self-driving car developed jointly with BMW

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY9 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp.’s efforts in developing self-driving cars has hit the road running as the chip maker Wednesday revealed its first autonomous vehicle and officially opened a dedicated autonomous vehicle lab. The first vehicle, a BMW 7 Series sedan features sensors and cameras from …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Famed investor Tim Draper to back new blockchain cryptocurrency

Fatboy ransomware adjusts demands based on where a victim lives

Intel chip vulnerability found to be far worse than thought

Hundreds of Android apps are tracking you with ultrasonic beacons

Unpatched WordPress vulnerability allows hackers to reset admin passwords

Hackers intercept two-factor authentication messages to empty bank accounts

Facebook closes Oculus Story Studio in favor of funding external VR content

YL Ventures closes new $75M fund focused on enterprise seed investments

Widespread phishing campaign tricks victims with fake Google Docs sharing

Opening a new lab, Intel debuts first self-driving car developed jointly with BMW

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