2 cut undersea internet cables highlight a fragile global network

Two subsea telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea have been damaged in a suspected act of Russian sabotage, highlighting the fragility of the world's data networks. A 730-mile (1,170km) C-Lion1 cable carrying data between Germany and Finland was severed on Monday. 

Meanwhile, a 135-mile (218km) internet link between Lithuania and Sweden's Gotland Island stopped working on Sunday, according to Sweden's Telia Group.

View Full Article

Related Articles

• Is your network holding your business back?
• Make digital experience monitoring your strategic edge – Try Ekara for Free
• Automating to Assure Resilient Financial Services Networks
• European Leader in Digital Experience Monitoring - Try Ekara for Free
• Windows 10 End of Life Webinar

Popular Articles

As enterprises worldwide continue migrating to cloud infrastructure, adopt AI/ML, and handle ever-la...

Read More >

Why 2026 is a pivotal year for Data Security

Remote work is here to stay. No surprises there. But the biggest learning from 2025 is about the ga...

Read More >

What 2025 taught us about remote work and building distributed teams

Social media site X, music streaming service Spotify and AI chatbot ChatGPT were among several platf...

Read More >

X, Spotify and ChatGPT among those hit by major outage

What would it mean for your business to begin 2026 with greater visibility into cyber risk? With Ad...

Read More >

Start 2026 Strong with FREE Cyber Risk Visibility