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Russian Drone Crash in Latvia, T-Mobile Breached by Chinese, and Netflix Struggles with Live Streaming [11-16-2024]

Netflix Struggles with Live Events: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Fight

Viewers experienced a glitchy live streaming of the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight on Netflix, with freezing and buffering issues. Despite over 60 million households watching the fight live, Netflix's infrastructure faced challenges, prompting the company to make improvements before upcoming live events such as NFL games and WWE Raw.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/16/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-fight-shows-netflix-still-struggles-with-live-events/


Russian Drone Crash Exposes Critical Weakness in Latvian Comprehensive Defense

A Russian drone crash in Latvia exposes critical weaknesses in the country's defense system, revealing shortcomings in air surveillance, crisis management, and communication procedures within both national and NATO frameworks. The incident has led to the deployment of air defense capabilities, including radars and anti-aircraft missiles, and has highlighted the need for stronger defense systems against possible acts of military aggression.

Source: https://jamestown.org/program/russian-drone-crash-exposes-critical-weakness-in-latvian-comprehensive-defense/


T-Mobile Confirms Hack in Recent Wave of Telecom Breaches Conducted by Chinese Threat Actors

T-Mobile has confirmed being hacked in a recent wave of telecom breaches that were conducted by Chinese threat actors, leading to potential access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests. This comes after a series of previous security incidents suffered by T-Mobile since 2019.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-confirms-it-was-hacked-in-recent-wave-of-telecom-breaches/


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