Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Google Claims 99.7% Reduction in Hijacked Gmail Accounts

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

We’ve seen some pretty clever email scams over the years – such as the ‘travel money scam’ where a friend sends a frantic message saying that they’re stuck overseas and have just lost all of their money, before begging you to send …

Apple Hacked Along With Facebook & Twitter, but Who’s Responsible?

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

US tech firms have been dropping like flies, with one company after another coming out to report that its fallen victim to cyberattacks in recent weeks. Twitter and Facebook both provided details of security breaches last week, and late yesterday Apple revealed …

Big Data Search Tool Elasticsearch Gets $24M in Series B Funding

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

Amsterdam-based Big Data startup Elasticsearch, which operates the real-time search and data analytics open-source project of the same name, has just secured a handsome $24 million in series B funding, which it says it plans to use to make its platform more …

Google Docs Blocked: Oxford Uni Takes Drastic Step To Dodge “Phishing” Attacks

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

After witnessing a dramatic increase in the number of phishing attacks, Oxford University took the drastic step of temporarily blocking access to Google Docs for a few hours on Monday, blaming Google for failing to act quickly enough to prevent the attacks. …

Microsoft Launches Outlook to Take on Gmail – Look Out!

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

Time to bid farewell to your old Hotmail account – Microsoft has finally gone and replaced its long-standing email service with the revamped Outlook.com, which the company claims has already accumulated more than 60 million active users since its ‘preview’ launch six …

China’s Cyberwarfare HQ Exposed

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

It looks just like any other office building located in suburban Shanghai, but the unassuming 12-storey white building pictured right has been identified as the possible nerve center of a global hacking operation conducted by a secret cyberwarfare unit in China’s military. …

Microsoft Accidently “Confirms” Windows Blue Update For PCs and Phones

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

Not long after it was first released, there were rumors that Microsoft was planning a radical overhaul of the way it updates its operating system, with a new annual release cycle codenamed Windows Blue. The plan, supposedly, is that Windows will become …

Google’s Neck On The Line: EU Threatens “Repressive Action”

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

European privacy watchdogs are squaring up for a titanic clash with Google after the internet giant ignored orders to undo the sweeping changes made to its privacy policy last year which affected services including Gmail, YouTube and Google Search. Google’s defiance of …

Facebook Hacked: Once Again, Java Is The Weakest Link

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

The reputation of Java was dragged through the mud once again this weekend as hackers exploited yet another zero-day vulnerability in the plugin, this time to infiltrate Facebook in one of the highest profile hacks of the year so far. Facebook reported …

Mega Embraces Bitcoin as BitTorrent Launches SoShare Rival

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY14 YEARS AGO

The file-sharing wars are heating up, with Kim Dotcom announcing that his new storage service Mega has become the latest website to start accepting payment via the virtual currency Bitcoin (BTC). The news comes just days after the launch of a new …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Google Claims 99.7% Reduction in Hijacked Gmail Accounts

Apple Hacked Along With Facebook & Twitter, but Who’s Responsible?

Big Data Search Tool Elasticsearch Gets $24M in Series B Funding

Google Docs Blocked: Oxford Uni Takes Drastic Step To Dodge “Phishing” Attacks

Microsoft Launches Outlook to Take on Gmail – Look Out!

China’s Cyberwarfare HQ Exposed

Microsoft Accidently “Confirms” Windows Blue Update For PCs and Phones

Google’s Neck On The Line: EU Threatens “Repressive Action”

Facebook Hacked: Once Again, Java Is The Weakest Link

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