[AusNOG] Global internet slows after 'biggest attack in history'

[Damian Guppy]

Same as damaging any other infrastructure - Terrorism, with an optional
side of blackmail. They also might be trying to influence the political
discourse by blaming the cut on an oppressive regime in the area.

Apparently SEA-ME-WE 4 isnt the only cable in the area that has gone down
in the last week or so, until now the cause had been blamed on the usual
"rogue ship anchor snagging the cable."

--Damian


On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Martin Barry <marty at supine.com> wrote:

> Any issues on the interwebs in the last day or so is more likely to be
> the SEA-ME-WE 4 cut than any attack on Cloudflare.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21963100
> "Egyptian authorities say they have arrested three divers trying to
> cut through an undersea internet cable."
>
> I'm still trying to figure out the business model behind cutting
> submarine cables...
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