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AT&T Offers $250k Reward To Find the California Fiber-Optic Ripper

Posted by samzenpus on from the crime-stoppers dept.

An anonymous reader writes: AT&T have offered a $250,000 reward to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of what appears to be a serial disruptor of fiber-optic connections in California. The latest incident has taken place in Livermore in the San Francisco Bay Area, where an individual thought by the FBI to possess expert knowledge and specialist tools severed a critical AT&T cable, gaining access to the enclosure via a manhole. The attack precedes 11 previous ones in California in the preceding twelve months.

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  1. OMG, he's messing with my netflix by known_coward_69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    death penalty

  2. No real harm done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since AT&T was obviously not using those fiber lines properly to begin with.

  3. missed opportunity by mschaffer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I am a bit disappointed that the reward wasn't 256k.

  4. Expert knowledge, specialist tools and TIME TRAVEL by gweilo8888 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My god, he has access to time travel as well!

  5. what a reward. by nimbius · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a californian, 250k might not seem like a lot, but with that kind of cash you could afford to water the lawn AND take a shower after!

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  6. Re:I know where he is. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And, he's probably gay. From the summary:

    * The latest incident has taken place in the San Francisco Bay Area
    * Gained access to the enclosure via a manhole

    I mean, comeon. Right?