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

Almost 2M WordPress sites defaced thanks to security vulnerability

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A serious content-injection vulnerability in the popular WordPress content management system, first discovered at the end of January, has been used to deface more than 1.9 million sites. Seattle-based security firm WordFence Inc., which described it as “one of the worst WordPress …

Government-grade spyware used to target supporters of Mexico’s soda tax

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Hacking tools believed to have originated from government-focused Israeli spyware company NSO Group have been used to target health activists who support a soda tax in Mexico, according to a report published Friday. The New York Times wrote that the tools, which are exclusively …

Survey finds majority of Snapchat users are likely to switch to another app

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A new survey has cast serious doubts on whether Snap Inc., the maker of the Snapchat messaging app, has much chance of remaining successful in the future. The survey, undertaken by marketing firm Fluent, found that nearly half of all American adults think that …

Lawmakers launch a dedicated Congressional Blockchain Caucus

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Two lawmakers representing both sides of the political spectrum have launched a Congressional Blockchain Caucus dedicated to the advancement of sound public policy toward blockchain-based technologies and digital currencies. First proposed by Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) in September, the bipartisan caucus will …

Cloud security startup Evident.io raises $22M from Google

CLOUD By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Cloud security startup Evident.io Inc. has raised $22 million Series C in a round led by GV, the former Google Ventures, and joined by existing investors Bain Capital, True Ventures and Venrock. Founded in 2013, Evident.io offers cloud security and compliance automation …

French philanderer sues Uber for $48M over app bug that led to divorce

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A French man is suing Uber Technologies Inc. for about $48 million over a fault in its mobile app that allowed his wife to find out he was cheating on him, ultimately leading to a divorce. The unnamed man, identified only as hailing …

IRS warns employers to be on the lookout for new W-2 phishing scam

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

As the tax season looms, the Internal Revenue Service is warning employers to be on the lookout for an evolved W-2 email phishing scam that is targeting companies as well as school districts, tribal organizations and nonprofits. The W-2, the U.S. federal tax form …

Sophos snaps up endpoint security startup Invincea for $100M+

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Security firm Sophos Group plc has acquired Invincea Inc., an endpoint security solutions startup that uses virtual application containers to protect against advanced malware and other threats. The price of the acquisition came in at $100 million in cash with an additional $20 …

Security firm Exabeam raises $30M round from Lightspeed and Cisco

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Security firm Exabeam Inc. has raised $30 million in a late-stage funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Cisco Investments. The Series C round also included existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, Icon Ventures and Shlomo Kramer. As part of the deal, Lightspeed’s Ravi Mhatre …

Former FireEye intern convicted of selling Android malware avoids jail time

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A former intern at security company FireEye Inc., who was arrested in 2015 after it was discovered he was one of the world’s top Android hackers, avoided a jail term at his sentencing hearing on Monday. Twenty-year-old Morgan Culbertson stood accused of …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

Almost 2M WordPress sites defaced thanks to security vulnerability

Government-grade spyware used to target supporters of Mexico’s soda tax

Survey finds majority of Snapchat users are likely to switch to another app

Lawmakers launch a dedicated Congressional Blockchain Caucus

French philanderer sues Uber for $48M over app bug that led to divorce

IRS warns employers to be on the lookout for new W-2 phishing scam

Sophos snaps up endpoint security startup Invincea for $100M+

Security firm Exabeam raises $30M round from Lightspeed and Cisco

Former FireEye intern convicted of selling Android malware avoids jail time

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