Sep 3, 2015

In July 2014, FBI investigating 11 attacks on fiber optic cables, does today's outage make it a dozen?

Other media have reported that Sen Mike McGuire tweeted a fiber cable was cut in Hopland.

http://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/10/unconfirmed-citizen-tip-regarding-cell.html
This is on October 27 2014

 and AT and T's response the same day:

AT and T Director of Communications responds to my question about outage cause

John – the following is our statement and all I can provide currently:

Due to a fiber issue, some customers in the Humboldt County area may have experienced issues with their wireline, wireless, and U-verse services. AT&T technicians worked diligently to resolve the issue and service is currently running normally. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Alex Carey
Director of Communications and News Relations
California and Pacific Northwest


http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sacramento-cables-vandalized-20150630-story.html


FBI investigating vandalism of Bay Area fiber-optic cablesBy MATT HAMILTON contact the reporter Crime Vandalism
June 30 2015
The FBI is investigating the severing Tuesday of a cluster of high-capacity fiber-optic cables in the Bay Area that disrupted phone and cable service and slowed Internet access to customers in Northern California.
A vandal was believed to have entered an Alameda County manhole and clipped three fiber-optic cables housed in a subterranean vault. It was the latest in nearly a dozen such attacks during the past year across the Bay Area, FBI spokesman Greg Wuthrich said.
July 2 2015
The FBI is investigating nearly a dozen successful attacks on fiber optic cables in Northern California that have caused widespread Internet outages during the past year, according to media reports.
FBI officials believe the attacks required expertise and could be more than vandalism, with the attackers entering underground holding bunkers and cutting through conduit sheathing, according to USA Today.
“Within the past year, cables were intentionally severed,” the FBI said in a statement, as reported by CNN. “The individuals may appear to be normal telecommunications maintenance workers or possess tools consistent with that job role.”
FBI Special Agent Greg Wuthrich told USA Today that having this many incidents within this short a time frame is concerning.

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