A Georgian interior ministry spokesman said a 75-year-old woman had admitted damaging fibre-optic cables while scavenging for copper. She has been charged and reportedly faces up to
While digging near Georgia''s capital, Tbilisi, she accidentally struck a critical underground fibre optic cable that carried the majority of Armenia''s
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TIL in 2011, the entire country of Armenia lost internet access for 12 hours after a woman in Georgia broke a fiber line with her shovel.
In particular, fiber-optic cables of international importance were cut, coming from the Black Sea and connecting Europe and Asia in the direction of
Viva Cell has announced mobile network accessibility issues in Yerevan, Armenia, caused by dual damage to a fiber optic cable. Emergency response teams are actively working to
In March 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia went digging for scrap copper and accidentally cut through a fiber-optic cable that carried a large share of Armenia''s internet traffic.
The woman was scavenging for scrap metal when she discovered the primary fiber-optic cable which runs through the two countries. Service went
Scavenging pensioner ''cut off Georgia-Armenia internet'' AN elderly woman digging for scrap metal hacks into a fibre-optic cable, shutting off web access to almost an entire country.
This company owns the fiber-optic cable, buried underground, right next to the railway track. Georgian Railway Telecom also provides internet to
Firstly, the cable was damaged at the section having strategic importance from the viewpoint of information security. Secondly, Georgians note that the woman was looking for copper
In 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia, searching for scrap copper 🪙, accidentally cut a major underground fiber-optic cable near Ksani 🌍. This single mistake disrupted internet access...
An elderly woman in Armenia once accidentally single-handedly disrupted internet access for the entire country. Here''s how she did it.
An elderly woman in Georgia scavenging for copper inadvertently shut down internet access in Armenia for about five hours.
According to BBC News, the woman identified only as the spade-hacker was actually digging for copper when she accidentally struck a fiber-optic
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A pensioner looking for scrap metal slices through a fibre optic cable – knocking out Armenia''s internet for five hours.
The company that owns the fiber-optic cable, Georgian Railway Telecom, said that the damage was serious, causing 90 per cent of private and corporate internet users in neighboring Armenia to lose
A 75-year-old Georgian woman is facing jail time after she accidentally sliced through an underground cable and caused all Internet services in neighboring Armenia to crash. As the BBC is
Armenia has access to the international network through a fiber optic cable which crosses Georgia. Rumors are going around about the possible sale of the cable of Caucasus Online, the
With a single shovel strike to an underground fiber-optic cable, she accidentally severed 90% of Armenia''s internet connection. For five hours, a whole country was silenced by one person...
The pensioner was digging for scrap metal when she hacked into a fibre-optic cable which runs through Georgia to Armenia, forcing many
On 28 March 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia was scavenging for scrap metal when she accidentally damaged a fiber-optic cable that carried internet traffic through the region.
Telecom Armenia telecommunication company (trading as Beeline) announced on Wednesday the start of construction of the most advanced fiber-optic network in the region.
Today, residents of Armenia''s capital experienced Internet outages. Armenian Internet providers blame the city hall of the capital for damaging fiber-optic cables. Telecommunication
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In March 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia searching for scrap metal accidentally cut through a major fiber-optic cable near Tbilisi, triggering widespread internet outages across
“According to preliminary information the cable in Georgia''s territory is cut, and causes are being clarified now,” Mnatsakanyan said. “Our specialists are already on the site, and they will try to
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