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Due to rising geopolitical tensions, there are increasing fears that terrorist countries such as Russia or North Korea could attack undersea cables, disrupting the Internet and digital communications. Such cases have already occurred: in February 2024, Houthi rebels from Yemen are believed to have damaged undersea cables in the Red Sea, which carried 17% of […]
Russian ships “behaved unusually” when passing over key cables and pipelines. The North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) believes that Russia may have mined critical underwater infrastructure in the North Sea, reports The Times. The suspicions are based on data from companies that manage key electricity and telecommunications cables, gas towers, and pipelines. Over the past 10 […]
Several submarine cables in the south of France were cut overnight, affecting the internet around the world. It is likely the work of Russian submarine saboteurs, but investigators have so far found no evidence of the country’s involvement in the damage. At least three fiber optic cables were cut in southern France on Wednesday evening, […]