Two undersea cables carrying internet data deep in the Baltic Sea were damaged, European telecommunications companies said this week, drawing warnings from European governments of possible Russian "hybrid warfare" targeting global communications infrastructure. ...
The first cut is the deepest.(Forefront)(shutdown of undersea internet cables )Coffin, Bill
The vulnerability of Taiwan's communications was highlighted after two undersea telecoms cables connecting the tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February. Fishermen in Matsu, who rely ondigital signalsto take customers' orders, described the frustrating disruption. "The (internet) speed was very, ver...
With undersea cables linking the world's continents, recent incidents involving foreign vessels raise questions about their security. Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, weighs in on the growing threats.
An incident where three men allegedly cut an undersea cables raises the question of how vulnerable the world's submarine internet cables are to damage, whether intentional or accidental.
The Australian government this week announced it would spend A$18 million over four years on a new center aimed at keeping safe the undersea cables that power the nation's internet.
In 2023, two undersea cables connecting the Matsu islands were cut, disconnecting the internet. Taiwan authorities said that two Chinese vessels caused the disruption, but that there was no evidence Beijing deliberately tampered with the cables. (This story has been refiled to sa...
Plus, since the Internet is a major source of Western cultural influence in the Middle East, it would be self-defeating for a Western nation to go and cut the cables. (Not that the West isn’t often self-defeating, but this is a little too blunt.) ...
What happens when they are cut? Article content The internet slows down, and locally might even stop working completely, with extensive knock on effects. With so many cables in operation, there is extensive redundancy and data can usually be rerouted, but even short disruptions ...
Related articleA cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about ‘gray zone’ tactics from Beijing In recent years, multiple undersea telecoms cables around Taiwan have suffered suspicious damage. In January, Taiwanese authorities said a Chinese-linked cargo vessel could havecut an internati...