More Fiber-Optic Cables Cut in California As FBI Fears Possible Terrorism
More fiber-optic cables were severed in California, this time in Livermore on Monday night.
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FBI Investigates Spate of Attacks on Internet Cables in California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are worried about a spate of attacks on high-capacity Internet cables in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past year, including one early Tuesday morning, USA Today reports. The latest attack, which involved breaking into an underground vault and cutting fiber-optic cables, cut off Internet service for businesses and…
ATF Agents Accused of Impersonating Landlord to Turn On Electricity in Storefront Stings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents renting a storefront had their energy shut off by the landlord because they exceeded their monthly allotment. The agents responded by getting the landlord’s account information and calling the electricity company pretending to be him, an internal investigation revealed, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Account statements were improperly taken…