"Two Arrested for Cutting Fiber Optic Wires, Causing Massive Internet Outage"
TL;DR
Two individuals from North Carolina have been charged with cutting over 2,000 fiber optic cables in Connecticut, resulting in over 40,000 homes and businesses losing internet service. The suspects were charged with larceny, criminal mischief, and interfering with police, with one also accused of giving a false statement. The outages have since been restored.
- 2 charged with cutting wires; 40000 lose internet service The Associated Press
- Two charged with cutting wires; 40,000 lose internet service Fox News
- Two charged in Connecticut for knocking out internet for 40,000 customers CBS News
- Two Arrested for Cutting 2000-Plus Fiber Optic Lines, Causing Widespread Internet Outage [UPDATED] New Canaanite
- Two N. Carolina residents charged in CT in connection with cutting of 2,000 fiber optic wires Hartford Courant
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