Can #Iran shut down global #internet by cutting #Hormuz #undersea #cables?

source: indiatoday.in/world/story/oil-…

The #world is facing an energy crisis as Iran blocked supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz after strikes by the US and #Israel. Vital #subsea cables that carry global internet #traffic also pass through Hormuz. Any damage to them could trigger internet outages and hit financial systems across countries, including in #India.

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Can Iran shut down global internet by cutting Hormuz undersea cables?

The world is facing an energy crisis as Iran blocked supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz after strikes by the US and Israel. Vital subsea cables that carry global internet traffic also pass through Hormuz. Any damage to them could trigger internet outages and hit financial systems across countries, including in India.

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New #undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s #backbone

A #Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through #submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate #security concerns over a spate of suspected #sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the #BalticSea to the #PacificOcean.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/china-tests-an-undersea-cable-cutter-as-suspected-sabotage-incidents-grow/

New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone

China cable-cutter demo coincides with more sabotage of subsea Internet cables.

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U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss
U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss
$24M undersea fibre-optic cable being built to bring better internet to Haida Gwaii
The community-owned project is aimed at improving emergency services, education and small business, local leaders say, with the internet provider suggesting it could be the first stage in improving service all along the North and Central Coasts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/haida-gwaii-better-internet-9.7128519?cmp=rss
U.K., Ireland to test readiness for incidents involving undersea cables
Citing "a more contested environment", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin said the exercises would begin in September.
#World #underseacables
https://globalnews.ca/news/11730129/u-k-ireland-to-test-readiness-for-incidents-involving-undersea-cables/
U.K., Ireland to test readiness for incidents involving undersea cables
Citing "a more contested environment", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin said the exercises would begin in September.
#World #underseacables
https://globalnews.ca/news/11730129/u-k-ireland-to-test-readiness-for-incidents-involving-undersea-cables/