Brazen fiber sabotage cuts 1,400 cables, triggering Spectrum outages in Central LA
TL;DR
Vandals severed more than 1,400 fiber-optic cables in Baldwin Hills, causing Spectrum internet and mobile outages across Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Koreatown; Verizon experienced similar attacks in Southern California. Repairs are underway, Spectrum is offering up to $25,000 for information, and the motive remains unknown as authorities warn such infrastructure damage threatens public safety.
- Vandals wipe out internet across Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Koreatown in another attack New York Post
- Verizon suffers outage in 'some parts of the US' with thousands of reports Fox Business
- Fiber line vandalism causes Verizon outages across Southern California KTLA
- Verizon cellular and internet service restored after fiber line vandalism caused widespread outage for SoCal customers ABC7 Los Angeles
- Verizon outage resolved after several customers unable to make phone calls, company says WRAL
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