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Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese hackers may be targeting government entities using 'Brickstorm' malware, and Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese hackers may be targeting government entities using 'Brickstorm' malware, and Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

Update: 2025-12-05
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-Shortly after rumors of a deal between the two media giants broke, Netflix has announced it is buying Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max for approximately $82.7 billion. If approved, the deal will take place after Warner Bros. has disentangled itself from both its legacy cable


-Hackers with links to China reportedly successfully infiltrated a number of unnamed government and tech entities using advanced malware. As reported by Reuters, cybersecurity agencies from the US and Canada confirmed the attack, which used a backdoor known as “Brickstorm” to target organizations using the VMware vSphere cloud computing platform


-Russia's federal agency for monitoring and censoring mass media, has blocked access to Snapchat and FaceTime in the country, Bloomberg reports, citing Russian news service Interfax. The bans were reportedly put in place because the platforms were used "to organize and carry out terrorist acts,” and commit fraud

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Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese hackers may be targeting government entities using 'Brickstorm' malware, and Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese hackers may be targeting government entities using 'Brickstorm' malware, and Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

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