Two researchers at China’s National Defence University have warned that the undersea cables carrying nearly all intercontinental data have become an “easy target” for low-cost drones, in a paper published by the state-run Science and Technology Daily. Shi Guanglei and Shi Haiming wrote that small and medium unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), robotic submarines that operate […]

The UK-based International Cable Protection Committee states that accidental damage remains the leading cause of cable failures, adding that it has recorded no verified state-sponsored sabotage since World War II.