Sources: US officials have told Google, Meta, and others about concerns that undersea cables could be vulnerable to tampering by China-owned repair ships
no easy ask in a sector that's globalized by design Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : U.S. officials are privately warning its telecommunications companies: Undersea cables that ferry internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean could be vulnerable to tampering by Chinese repair ships. @dnvolz @DrewFitzGerald https://www.wsj.com/... https://www.wsj.com/... @alecolarizi : State Department officials said a state-controlled Chinese company that helps repair international cables, S.B. Submarine Systems, appeared to be hiding its vessels' locations from radio and satellite tracking services, which the officials and others said defied easy explanation. Mauro Gilli / @mauro_gilli : Operation Ivy Bells, reversed? https://www.wsj.com/... LinkedIn: Dustin Volz : New: The U.S. feared undersea internet cables were vulnerable to espionage. Then Chinese repair ships began to vanish from satellite tracking without explanation. … Forums: r/espionage : U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships: Google, Meta Platforms and others partially own many cables … r/NewColdWar : U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships: Google, Meta Platforms and others partially own many cables … r/inthenews : Exclusive | U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships