France fiber optic network 'sabotaged'

Published July 29th, 2024 - 09:32 GMT
France
SNCF employees work at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 27, 2024, as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Taimaz SZIRNIKS / AFP)

ALBAWABA - France is the talk of social media for something other than the 2024 Paris Olympics. French authorities recently announced facing a fiber optic network 'sabotage' in several parts of the country, targeting mainly communication networks. 

The three-day network sabotage in question has caused quite several issues including disruption in train services and communication networks, according to AFP

France fiber optic network 'sabotaged'

Local police speculate that the individuals responsible for the attack are far-left extremists. According to Insider Paper, six areas of France were 'sabotaged' but Paris was not affected by it. 

Some users on X (formerly known as Twitter) are speculating that Russian hackers are behind the attack, but nothing has been confirmed by local French authorities by the time of writing this article.

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