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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

Study: Common printers in enterprises are vulnerable to hacking

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A new study has found that printers commonly used in enterprise environments are a security risk that can be exploited to leak information and execute code. The study, Exploiting Printer Security from Ruhr-Universität Bochum researcher Jens Müller, analyzed 20 printers and multi-function printers to find that every …

Hotel ransomware attack leaves guests locked out of rooms

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

A group of visitors to a luxury hotel in Austria found themselves locked out of their rooms following a targeted ransomware attack that disabled the resort’s central key management system. The attack that targeted the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt hotel, leaving guests unable to get into their …

Facebook finally shuts down its Parse mobile development platform

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. has officially closed its Parse mobile development platform some 12 months after announcing that it intended to do so. Parse, which was used by developers to build mobile applications for iOS, Android, Windows and other platforms, was acquired by Facebook for $85 million in …

Jennifer Lawrence photo hacker sentenced to nine months in jail

INFRA By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

The hacker behind the infamous “celebgate/fappening” hacking scandal in 2014 that resulted in erotic images of celebrities appearing online has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Edward Majerczyk, 28, of Chicago, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to …

Ring raises $109M to push its smart doorbell

EMERGING TECH By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Ring today said it has raised a rather stunning $109 million late-stage funding for what might not seem like a must-have product: a “smart” doorbell. Founded in 2012, Ring, formally known as BOT Home Automation Inc., aims to “reduce crime in communities and …

Mobile app integration startup Button raises $20M in new funding

APPS By DUNCAN RILEY10 YEARS AGO

Mobile app integration startup Button Inc. has raised $20 million Series B in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners, along with existing investors Redpoint, DCM and Greycroft. Founded in 2014, Button builds connections between mobile app makers that have complementary products —  for …

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