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

Computer engineer arrested for stealing securities trading code from employer

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A Californian computer engineer has been arrested on an allegation that he stole proprietary stock trading software from his employer. Thirty-one-year-old Zheng Quan Zhang from Santa Clara was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on one count of theft of trade secrets on the …

Google denies US allegations that it pays women less than men in similar jobs

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. has denied allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that it discriminates against women by paying them less than men. The Department alleged Friday that it had found systemic compensation disparities against women across the entirety of Google’s workforce and that …

Microsoft patches Word against ‘Dridex’ hack that targeted Australian users

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has issued a patch to its word processing software following the discovery of a new kind of attack that allowed hackers to install malware on a victim’s computer. The exploit, dubbed Dridex when it was discovered by McAfee LLC in late March, …

Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The infamous Mirai Internet of Things botnet has changed course with a new version switching to mining bitcoin, at least temporarily. First spotted by researchers at IBM Corp.’s X-Force security arm, the new variant of the ELF Linux/Mirai malware was detected mining bitcoin …

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Tools revealed by Wikileaks’ Vault 7 release that are claimed to be used by the Central Intelligence Agency to hack computers have been linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries, according to new research. Security firm Symantec Corp. made the claim …

Russian man arrested for running notorious spam-sending Kelihos botnet

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A Russian man arrested in Spain Monday on behalf of the United States government stands accused of running the notorious Kelihos botnet. Thirty-six-year-old Peter Yuryevich Levashov, who is also claimed to be using the name Peter Severa, was first thought to have been …

Teedoor smart door lock delivers Bluetooth keyless entry and extras

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A new Internet of Things startup launched today with what it claims is the world’s smallest, most functional smart lock. Called Teedoor, the device, which can be retrofitted to existing doors, enables hands-free access to door locks without the need to use …

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex sues Wells Fargo over suspended wire transfers

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has filed a lawsuit against Well Fargo & Co. and Wells Fargo N.A. after the bank decided to block all incoming wire transfers from Bitfinex made on its behalf. Bitfinex (iFinex Inc.) is claiming that Wells Fargo, while allowing …

Nasty new bot bricks devices in ‘permanent denial-of-service’ attack

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A new form of malicious code that targets Internet of Things devices with a Permanent Denial-of-Service attack may be more harmful than the infamous Mirai botnet. First discovered by security company Radware Ltd., the PDoS attack bot, dubbed “BrickerBot,” scans the Internet for Linux-based routers, bridges and …

Hacking group Shadow Brokers dumps more NSA files in response to Trump’s bombing of Syria

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The mysterious Shadow Brokers hacking group has released a range of previously top secret National Security Agency hacking tools, ostensibly in response to the Trump administration’s decision to bomb Syria. The group first gained attention in August after it claimed to have hacked …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Computer engineer arrested for stealing securities trading code from employer

Google denies US allegations that it pays women less than men in similar jobs

Microsoft patches Word against ‘Dridex’ hack that targeted Australian users

Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

Russian man arrested for running notorious spam-sending Kelihos botnet

Teedoor smart door lock delivers Bluetooth keyless entry and extras

Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex sues Wells Fargo over suspended wire transfers

Nasty new bot bricks devices in ‘permanent denial-of-service’ attack

Hacking group Shadow Brokers dumps more NSA files in response to Trump’s bombing of Syria

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