07/31/2024

In Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics, Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables

Long-distance cables were severed across France

Long-distance internet cables in France have been cut in an act of sabotage, causing disruption to internet services across the country. This is the second disruption during the Olympic Games in Paris, after high-speed train lines were targeted in a series of arson attacks hours before the Games kicked off.

Marina Ferrari, France's junior minister for digital affairs, said on X, formerly Twitter, 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 fiber-optic services as well mobile internet connectivity. Internet companies confirmed the damage.

The French Ministry of the Interior, which oversees policing agencies in the country, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. French cybersecurity agency ANSSI told WIRED the problems are not linked to a cybersecurity incident.

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