Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

UK copyright group proposes using browser based ransomware against alleged pirates

By Duncan Riley Apr 3, 2016

Could ransomware be legal if it’s used to enforce copyright infringements? That’s a question that will soon need to be answered with a proposal floated by U.K. copyright enforcement group Rightscorp Ltd. that would…

Bad start: Oculus Rift blames component shortages for shipping delays, offers refunds

By Duncan Riley Apr 3, 2016

All is not well at the Facebook, Inc. owned virtual reality headset making company Oculus Rift with the company forced to refund shipping fees to users who had pre-ordered the device due to shipping…

FBI confirms it can crack other iPhones, offers services to State and Local law enforcement

By Duncan Riley Apr 3, 2016

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed in a memo Friday that its method to crack an iPhone in the San Bernadino terrorism case was applicable to other phones, and they we’re willing to…

Poor diddums: Jay Z sues previous Tidal owners because he didn’t do his due diligence properly

By Duncan Riley Apr 1, 2016

Jay Z appears to be a very unhappy musician with reports Thursday that he was taking legal action against the people he purchased streaming music service Tidal from over allegedly inflated subscriber numbers. The…

Reddit discloses National Security request by killing its warrant canary

By Duncan Riley Apr 1, 2016

How can you confirm something that has happened when by law you legally can’t? The answer is a warrant canary, a phrase or paragraph that is purposely omitted, and that’s exactly what popular forum…

Altcoin Syscoin debuts final 2.0 beta, releases a range of new decentralized functions

By Duncan Riley Mar 31, 2016

Altcoin provider Syscoin has released its final 2.0 beta version in a final step toward the release of its main net release in April. Syscoin bills itself as a “revolutionary cryptocurrency” that allows low-cost…

FBI asks security experts for help in tackling MSIL/Samas malware targeted at hospitals

By Duncan Riley Mar 31, 2016

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking businesses and software security experts for emergency assistance in its investigation into a new strain of ransomware called MSIL/Samas. A confidential advisory was released Friday to…

Report: AOL’s Tim Armstrong wants Verizon to acquire Yahoo to build an ad powerhouse

By Duncan Riley Mar 30, 2016

AOL, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong has grand plans to turn parent company Verizon, Inc. into an ad powerhouse, and acquiring Yahoo, Inc. may be a part of that plan, according to a…

IBM acquires Salesforce consulting firm Bluewolf for $200m

By Duncan Riley Mar 30, 2016

International Business Machines Corp. has acquired Salesforce consulting firm Bluewolf Consulting LLC. Terms of the deal were not officially disclosed but the price is reported by Re/Code to be $200 million. Founded in 2000…

Ubuntu Bash support coming to Windows 10

By Duncan Riley Mar 30, 2016

Microsoft, Corp. and Canonical Ltd have announced a new partnership that will see the Ubuntu Linux command-line tool Bash come to Windows 10. The new support comes not via running a virtual machine or…

Duncan Riley

UK copyright group proposes using browser based ransomware against alleged pirates

Bad start: Oculus Rift blames component shortages for shipping delays, offers refunds

FBI confirms it can crack other iPhones, offers services to State and Local law enforcement

Poor diddums: Jay Z sues previous Tidal owners because he didn’t do his due diligence properly

Reddit discloses National Security request by killing its warrant canary

Altcoin Syscoin debuts final 2.0 beta, releases a range of new decentralized functions

FBI asks security experts for help in tackling MSIL/Samas malware targeted at hospitals

Report: AOL’s Tim Armstrong wants Verizon to acquire Yahoo to build an ad powerhouse

IBM acquires Salesforce consulting firm Bluewolf for $200m

Ubuntu Bash support coming to Windows 10

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