Sabotage: several severed cables at the origin of a major internet outage in France

Wed Apr 27 14:17:39 UTC 2022

On 4/27/22 7:08 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:

> 
> Multiple physical cable cuts in multiple diverse locations in France.
> 
> Several networks that connect the internet infrastructures of major 
> French cities were cut overnight, in a short interval. A state source 
> evokes with "the Obs" a "coordinated malicious act", which confirms SFR 
> and Free affected. An investigation has been opened.
> 
> https://www.nouvelobs.com/faits-divers/20220427.OBS57722/plusieurs-cables-sectionnes-a-l-origine-d-une-importante-panne-internet-en-france.html 
> 
> 

English language news article, fwiw:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/27/internet-multiple-cities-across-france-suspected-sabotage/

Cheers,

- ferg

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Paul Ferguson
Tacoma, WA  USA
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