[AusNOG] Telstra Exchange Access (Break-in's)

[andrew clarke]

On Wed 2019-08-21 04:19:55 UTC+0000, Mark Delany (g2x at juliet.emu.st) wrote:

> > 26 exchanges, that's absolutely insane, thanks for that Evan!
> 
> The ABC article says 44 exchanges in the Sydney area!
> 
> That suggests something far more organized than a couple of vandals or
> opportunistic copper thieves. (Is copper theft even a thing in
> Australia?)

It certainly is:

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/sky-rail-copper-thief-pleads-guilty-as-manager-charged-over-home-renovations-20190703-p523q4.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/copper-thefts-cost-melbourne-trains-millions-in-lost-productivity/news-story/4b32e46501873a8b5ef6def50be0d10c

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/rush-repairs-after-theft-stops-trains/news-story/7bb116004901095e00a2e2b7ebf18815

Andrew