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Last fall an internet cable to Svalbard was cut. AIS recordings showed a Russian fishing vessel traveling many times over a vulnerable spot just before it happ
by eitland 4y ago
Last fall an internet cable to Svalbard was cut.
AIS recordings showed a Russian fishing vessel traveling many times over a vulnerable spot just before it happened.
- codetrotter 4y ago> traveling many times over a vulnerable spot I am reminded of this classic Ali G skit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdOQYlYS2q0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdOQYlYS2q0
- punnerud 4y agoAnd they are spoofing their AIS data frequently. Now they control if they are where the AIS send information about, and use satellites to help with the location task (because they don’t trust the AIS from Russian ships). Could probably be the same with other countries ships
- kokanee 4y agoNow we have to worry about Russian phishing attacks and Russian fishing attacks
- purututu 4y ago[flagged]
- jahewson 4y agoAnd in a worse scenario, Russian fission attacks.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThere's a long history of Russian / Soviet "fishing expeditions" and spy trawlers. <https://www.blindbatnews.com/2022/08/cold-war-revells-spy-trawler-is-for-reals-or-who-told-the-soviets-about-exercise-teamwork/98144 https://www.blindbatnews.com/2022/08/cold-war-revells-spy-tr...> <http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/misc/cww/2011/spy_ships.htm http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/misc/cww/201...>
- throwaway742 4y agoI don't know it seems plausible to me that it was just an accident. There is plenty of legitimate Russian activity in that area. I'm no fisherman so someone correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think it is that unusual for them to go back and forth. It's not surprising that it happened to a vulnerable spot, because if it wasn't vulnerable the cable wouldn't have broke and no one would be looking into it. Finally the Russians have submarines they could use to cut the cable without being detected. Who runs a covert op with AIS on?
- bjelkeman-again 4y agoWhy do you need a throwaway account to post that?
- oldgradstudent 4y agoJust ask plainly: Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?
- throwaway742 4y agoNo but I did go to a meeting once. They had doughnuts.
- akiselev 4y agoThat was clearly an FBI honeypot. Real communist meetings only serve Engels Food Cake.
- doublepg23 4y agoDepending who you ask Engels was the first Revisionist!
- oldgradstudent 4y agoI once went to a talk at Berkeley's Revolution Books. Fortunately, I doubt if they could topple a suburban HOA. Edit: Revolution Books, not Revolution Cafe.
- Guthur 4y agoWell it seems many are hell bent on war so it would hardly be surprising that more infrastructure is deliberately sabotaged.
- nocsi 4y agoA lot of VN internet infra is yandex (Russia), so I don’t see them intentionally doing so. Especially since Russia has their attention elsewhere. There is a different player that would benefit however