Attacks on Fiber Networks in California Continue to Baffle Investigators

san-franciscoBy Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

Investigators continue to struggle to determine who was responsible for more than a dozen attacks on fire optic infrastructures San Francisco’s Bay Area.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the attacker or attackers have cut cables that carry “billions to bits of Internet data.”

The attacks disrupt Internet service, financial transaction and emergency phone calls.

Authorities aren’t even clear on a motive.

“Everyone recognizes that there seems to be a pattern of events here,” said John Lightfoot,assistant deputy agent in charge at the FBI’s San Francisco office. “We really need the assistance of the public to reach out and help solve this one.”

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