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Fiber Optic Cable Cuts Isolate Millions From Internet

January 31st, 2008 Posted in Science & Technology, Security

Large swaths of the Middle East and Southeast Asia fell into internet darkness after two major underseas fiber optic links were damaged off Egypt’s coast on Wednesday.

Early reports blamed an errant anchor for severing the cables, but THREAT LEVEL has not yet been able to confirm that’s the cause.

Fiber Optic Cable Cuts Isolate Millions From Internet, Future Cuts Likely (January 31, 2008; from Wired: Threat Level)

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