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

Wed Apr 27 14:29:07 UTC 2022

+ pics:

https://twitter.com/acontios_net/status/1519296590015606787
https://twitter.com/acontios_net/status/1519280710762348545
https://twitter.com/acontios_net/status/1519276453350805504

Nick

Paul Ferguson wrote on 27/04/2022 15:17:
> On 4/27/22 7:08 AM, Sean Donelan wrote:
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>> Multiple physical cable cuts in multiple diverse locations in France.
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>> 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.
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>> https://www.nouvelobs.com/faits-divers/20220427.OBS57722/plusieurs-cables-sectionnes-a-l-origine-d-une-importante-panne-internet-en-france.html 
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> English language news article, fwiw:
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> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/27/internet-multiple-cities-across-france-suspected-sabotage/ 
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> Cheers,
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> - ferg
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