On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea. The incidents involving both cables occurred in close proximity to each other and near-simultaneously, which prompted accusations from. The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography. TeleGeography's comprehensive and regularly updated interactive map of the world's major submarine cable systems and landing stations. Two cables linking Europe to the Middle East and Asia have been reportedly cut in the Red Sea, affecting internet connections. Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said on Sunday, though it wasn't immediately clear what caused. Although subsea cables can be targets of malicious actions, for instance sabotage attacks, currently, the most common incidents affecting subsea cables have been accidental, unintentional incidents. The incident serves as a stark reminder: the link that serves as global digital arteries is vulnerable.
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