FBI Investigating Attacks On Physical Internet Infrastructure In SF

Squads of Taiwanese hackers are n’t the only threat to internet infrastructure in the US , it would seem : the FBI is reportedly investigate “ at least 11 ” physical flak on mellow - mental ability internet cables in the Bay Area date back a yr .

According to a story inUSA Today , agents have confirm that they are wait into a series of blast , the most recent of which pass off on Tuesday dawning , and did affect service for client . Today ’s attack seems to have affected ISPs Level 3 and Zayo , but FBI Special Agent Greg Wurthrich toldUSA Todaythe attacks date back to July 6 last year .

cut internet cables is n’t sluttish — the fibre - optic core incline to be protected by a strong conduit , sometimes indurate steel . Other countries have seen internet cables vandalized by thieves looking for flake metal . It ’s unclear precisely what the motive was for this serial publication of onslaught — or even if it was a coordinated series of attacks at all — but it play up the vulnerable nature of the cyberspace ’s backbone .

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