How One Clumsy Ship Caused A Major Net Outtage

Ant writes "Here is an interesting world map of various Internet connections, showing how it took just one vessel to inflict the damage that brought down the internet for millions."

Comments

Rerouted traffic?

[AtariDatacenter]

The rerouted traffic must be a boon for Western intelligence agencies, who would have some completely new feeds to peer in on for the first time, yes?

Let's nip this one in the bud

[Erpo]

Yes, it's possible that the cable was cut to install spying equipment. If you are at all concerned about spying, you should encrypt your data before transmitting it over the Internet.

Re:So It Wasn't The Evil US's Fault??!!

[Erpo]

First of all, it's not a "fact." It's a report, which may or may not be true. Or were you there when the cable was cut?

Second, the U.S. has a bad track record when it comes to spying, so we don't deserve the benefit of the doubt.

Re:lulz at the redundancy.

[Anonymous Coward]

you no haz redundancies
i'm in your oceans cutting yer cables
lulz on you, fucktard