The fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has apparently been deliberately damaged. The ministries of foreign affairs of both countries announced this in a joint statement on Monday evening. An investigation has been launched.
“Europe’s security is threatened not only by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, but also by hybrid warfare. Protecting our shared critical infrastructure is critical to our security and the resilience of our societies,” the statement said Monday evening. Both governments expressed concern about the damage.
Data traffic disrupted
The affected fiber optic cable, which may have been cut, runs between Helsinki and Rostock. It connects the data centers of continental Europe with those in Scandinavia. The outage disrupted data traffic on Monday and the outage suddenly occurred last night.
An investigation has been started. The networking and cybersecurity company Cinia is working with the Finnish authorities to achieve this. Repairing a submarine cable usually takes between five and fifteen days.
Not an isolated case
On Monday evening, the media also reported about a damaged cable between Sweden and Lithuania. This is the Arelion communications cable between the Swedish island of Gotland and Lithuania. However, Telia customers did not experience any major disruptions as a result. This incident must also be investigated.
Source: Krone
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