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Vandals sever another Internet backbone cable in California
pcworld.com ^
| July 1, 2015
| janes Niccolai
Posted on 07/01/2015 3:46:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Someone hacked through yet another fiber optic cable in the San Francisco Bay area early Tuesday morning, continuing a rash of incidents that have disrupted Internet traffic and vexed law enforcement officials.
The latest attack occurred at around 4.30 am Pacific Time near the town of Livermore, about 50 miles east of San Francisco. Someone climbed down a manhole cover there and cut through several fiber optic cables, according to several reports. The FBI is investigating.
The cables are operated by backbone providers such as Level 3 Communications, which sell capacity to other cable and Internet providers. The cables carry huge amounts of data, so cutting them can slow services over a wide area.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cybersecurity; fiberoptic; infrastructure; internet; livermore; sanfrancisco
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:46:29 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: Mad Dawgg
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:46:54 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
It looks like they may have hit again about an hour ago.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:48:11 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: BenLurkin
Soft terrorism by who knows what ideological type.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:49:05 PM PDT
by
bkepley
To: bkepley
Or a pissed off ex-employee who knew where to go and what to cut.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:50:39 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: bkepley
I am guessing these are dry runs for something much more widespread.
To: bkepley
As revolutionary acts go, it certainly makes more sense than killing innocent people.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:51:57 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Obviously white racist gun nuts did this. /s Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:52:43 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: BenLurkin
As many copper thieves that there are. This is the most likely cause. The next would be union activity. They reported that the three wires were cut thru. I smell an employee.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:52:45 PM PDT
by
Domangart
To: bkepley
Muslim terrorists, anarchists, or just plain nasty people who enjoy destroying.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:53:20 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(INTOLERANCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!)
To: Domangart
No copper. This is glass cable. Salvage value is close to zero.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:53:51 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: bkepley
Well its a safe bet, as usual that it isn’t conservatives behind it. You would think people would start pointing out just who IS behind all the various crimes. It ain’t us. Never has been, never will be.
To: 17th Miss Regt
Probably. The data cables can be located easily in rural remote areas. Power lines too.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:55:10 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Blood of Tyrants
BIGOT! they need room to destroy...
To: BenLurkin
what they need is about a dozen shark-killing dolphins trained to kill vandals patrolling the waters at night.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:56:23 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: dragnet2
Sob...Just let them touch these things once! (Sob...)
To: Blood of Tyrants
just plain nasty people who enjoy destroying..
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:57:16 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Nobody expects the SCOTUS Inquisition.)
To: JoeProBono
“Dolphins with frickin’ fiber optic cables on their heads!”
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:58:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Leave Clarence Thomas out of it and I will agree.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:58:50 PM PDT
by
sport
To: Cboldt
Though it is always satisfying to hear about some copper theif whining a Darwin Award.
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posted on
07/01/2015 3:59:08 PM PDT
by
matt04
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