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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

China probe finds Taiwanese men controlled ship that cut undersea cables

China has accused two Taiwanese nationals of leading a smuggling operation involving a Chinese-crewed vessel that damaged subsea cables in February, in an incident that has stoked tensions between the countries. The public security bureau in Weihai, in China's eastern Shandong province, said on Wednesday that a probe into the incident showed that two Taiwanese men had been operating the ship involved the Togo-registered Hong Tai 58 as part of a longstanding operation smuggling frozen goods into China.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Russian spy ship fears follow Orkney blackout

A two-hour power outage in Orkney and Caithness resulted from a wind-farm-related grid protection fault, not confirmed interference by Russian vessels.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

This startup raised $26 million to protect data in subsea cables. Read the pitch deck.

CyberRidge built hardware that hides fiber-optic data by manipulating light so intercepted cable taps capture only random noise, complementing encryption and changing photonic keys rapidly.
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fromFast Company
3 months ago

The Red Sea cable cuts expose the internet's weak spot

Severed subsea cables in the Red Sea caused major internet outages across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, revealing infrastructure fragility and need for alternatives.
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 months ago

EXA unveils high-capacity fibre route for key Euro business centres | Computer Weekly

EXA Infrastructure has announced a significant milestone with the deployment of its new subsea cable on the North Sea corridor, marking 25 years since the last installation.
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fromwww.thelocal.se
8 months ago

Swedish probe finds no conclusive evidence Chinese ship cut cables deliberately

Swedish authorities found no evidence of intent behind the Chinese-flagged vessel severing subsea cables, despite heightened regional tensions.
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