Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea
1 month ago

Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The damage of two undersea internet cables in the Baltic sea must be seen as an act of sabotage, German defence minister Boris Pistorius has said. A pair of fibre-optic communications cables were severed on Sunday and Monday, in an incident which “immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage”, Finland and Germany said in a joint statement. open image in gallery German defence minister Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ the incidents are accidental In the joint statement, Finland and Germany said they were “deeply concerned”, adding that Europe’s security is threatened by Russia’s war in Ukraine and “hybrid warfare by malicious actors”. Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden’s minister of civil defence, told Swedish public broadcaster SVT: "It is absolutely central that it is clarified why we currently have two cables in the Baltic Sea that are not working.” The Finland-Germany pipeline could take 15 days to repair, Cinia’s chief executive Ari-Jussi Knaapila told reporters at a news conference.

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Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage
3 weeks ago

Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A data cable running across …

Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country
3 weeks ago

Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Finnish police said Tuesday that “there is no reason to suspect any criminal activity” in connection with damage to two data cables running across the land border between Sweden and Finland, saying the damage was created by excavation work. The two cables were repaired Tuesday, a day after they were damaged, affecting 6,000 private customers and 100 businesses, …

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’
3 weeks ago

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’

Al Jazeera  

Critical infrastructure in several NATO states has been damaged in recent months, with ‘sabotage’ suspected. “Over the past years, Russia and China have tried to destabilise our nations with acts of sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and energy blackmail to intimidate us,” Rutte told reporters at the NATO gathering. “NATO allies will continue to stand together to face these threats through a …

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage

The Independent  

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Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Associated Press  

HARPSUND, Sweden — Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. “As I had said before, Sweden has expressed our desire for the ship to move to Swedish waters and we …

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Firstpost  

A Chinese ship is suspected to have sabotaged two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea at the behest of Russian intelligence agencies, according to a report The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, …

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims

Daily Mail  

A Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging an anchor across the sea floor over 110miles while off-radar in an attack orchestrated by the Kremlin, a new report has claimed. European investigators told the newspaper that the massive Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier - 225 meters long, 32 meters wide and loaded …

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?
1 month ago

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?

Al Jazeera  

A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that the incident must be investigated, adding: “We have seen sabotage in the past, so we take it very seriously.” This is just the latest in a series of incidents …

Danish military tracking Chinese vessel after undersea cable damage: Why are these fiber-optics so important?
1 month ago

Danish military tracking Chinese vessel after undersea cable damage: Why are these fiber-optics so important?

Firstpost  

Undersea cables, stretching approximately 1.2 million kilometers worldwide, handle everything from financial transactions and streaming services to diplomatic and military communications. AI-generated image via DALL-E The Danish military said Wednesday it is closely monitoring a Chinese ship anchored in Danish waters, following the severing of two fiber-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this week. These cables, stretching …

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
1 month ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

Associated Press  

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish authorities said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable. The C-Lion1 cable, which runs between Finland and Germany was damaged on Monday, the day after similar damage to a cable that …

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says
1 month ago

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he said they have no proof at present. Speaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia poses not just a military but also a hybrid …

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations
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1 month ago

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations

Op India  

On 18th November, officials and companies revealed that two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea were severed, including a critical link between Germany and Finland. Joint response from Finland and Germany In a joint statement, Finland and Germany expressed their “deep concern” over the incident and announced investigations into what they described as an event raising “immediate suspicions …

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage
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1 month ago

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage

CNN  

CNN — European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. His comments came after the foreign ministers of Finland and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday evening …

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables
1 month ago

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Al Jazeera  

European nations say Russia is increasingly deploying ‘hybrid activities’ against NATO and the EU but haven’t blamed Moscow yet for recent incidents. Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. While Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans …

Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea
1 month ago

Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — German and Finland expressed deep concern over the discovery Monday of a severed undersea data cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea, saying it raised suspicions of sabotage and that an investigation was underway. The Finnish state-controlled data services provider Cinia said the severed data cable was detected Monday in the C-Lion1 cable that runs nearly 1.200 …

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service
1 month ago

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service

CNN  

CNN — An unexplained fault in an undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany has disrupted communication services, the company that runs the link said Monday. Covering a distance of nearly 1,200 kilometers, the cable is the only direct connection of its kind between Finland and central Europe and it runs alongside other key pieces of infrastructure, including gas pipelines …

French internet cables sabotaged, police say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

French internet cables sabotaged, police say

The Hindu  

Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been "sabotaged", police said on Monday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country. Police said the cables of several telecoms operators had been sabotaged in six areas of France overnight from Sunday into Monday but Paris was not affected. "It's vandalism," said Nicolas …

Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics
54 years, 11 months ago

Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics

Wired  

Long-distance internet cables in France have been cut in an act of sabotage, causing disruption to internet services across the country. Marina Ferrari, France’s junior minister for digital affairs, said on X that in the early hours of Monday morning, multiple locations around France were affected by several “damages” that impacted telecommunications providers and have resulted in “localized consequences” to …

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline
1 year, 2 months ago

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday reported partial damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia that authorities believe occurred at the same time as damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable from Finland to Estonia. Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Tuesday that the damage to the cable between Sweden and Estonia …

Is Russia planning to sabotage energy infrastructure in the North Sea?
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Russia planning to sabotage energy infrastructure in the North Sea?

Firstpost  

Public broadcasters in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have accused Moscow of deploying a fleet masquerading as trawlers and research vessels in the North Sea to identify potential sabotage sites Russia is being accused of planning to sabotage infrastructure in the North Sea. Swillens at a news conference in February said a Russian ship was detected at an offshore wind …

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