I have a hard time imagining what an individual or private group of individuals would get from tapping or otherwise compromising underseas cables. Destroying in

I have a hard time imagining what an individual or private group of individuals would get from tapping or otherwise compromising underseas cables. Destroying infrastructure could make sense, as some kind of mayhem-creating terrorist plan. But there are much easier ways that require far less expertise, resources, and risk-tolerance for individuals to make a buck than tapping an underseas cable. Even if an attacker seemed like they were a private individual, I'd lean toward assuming they were acting at the behest of some nation-state and just managed to cover their tracks well.