Industry Georgian Woman, 75, Arrested for Cutting Armenia''s Internet
Aishtan Shakarian, who lives in a small village near Georgian capital Tbilisi, was scavenging for scrap metal on March 28 when she damaged an international fiber-optic backbone
Industry Periodic Internet outages have been recorded in the center of Yerevan
OVIO (formerly Rostelecom) informed @SputnikARM that this was due to damage to fiber optic cables. Now the mayor''s office of the capital is restoring them. The Ucom operator
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Viva Cell has announced mobile network accessibility issues in Yerevan, Armenia, caused by dual damage to a fiber optic cable. Emergency response teams are actively working to
Industry Georgian Woman Accidentally Brings Down Armenia''s Internet
When Ms. Shakarian, dubbed the "the spade-hacker" by the local media, cut into the cable, she set off alarms signals which helped police locate her. Ms. Shakarian was arrested, but a severe
Industry Armenia and Georgia lose Internet service when elderly woman
An elderly woman knocked out Internet service in all of Armenia and Georgia when she accidentally cut a cable while hunting for scrap, authorities said.
Industry TIL that in 2011, a 75 year-old woman accidentally cut
TIL that in 2011, a 75 year-old woman accidentally cut the fiber optic cable that provides internet to 90% of Armenia.
Industry The Uncomfortable Truth About the State of Armenia''s
The majority of Armenia''s Internet outages involve damage to these terrestrial networks, the most noteworthy of which being when an elderly
Industry Penniless little old lady destroys Georgian, Armenian Internet
Many Georgians'' Internet connections were also briefly cut in 2009 by another scavenger who damaged the fibre-optic cable while hunting for scrap metal in the impoverished ex-Soviet state.
Industry ''I have no idea what the internet is'': scavenging pensioner facing
The company that owns the fibre-optic cable, Georgian Railway Telecom, said that the damage was serious, causing 90 per cent of private and corporate internet users in neighbouring
Industry TIL in 2011, the entire country of Armenia lost internet
TIL in 2011, the entire country of Armenia lost internet access for 12 hours after a woman in Georgia broke a fiber line with her shovel.
Industry Inside The Time A 75-Year-Old Woman Once Cut Off
At the time of the alleged crime, police barricaded the area where the elderly woman damaged the cables that run just below the railroad tracks and are
Industry No internet? Blame it on the old lady
The pensioner was digging for scrap metal when she hacked into a fibre-optic cable which runs through Georgia to Armenia, forcing many thousands of Internet users in both countries offline for
Industry How one woman and a garden spade cut off the internet
Hayastan Shakarian sliced through an underground cable while digging to scavenge copper. As she sliced into the fibre optic cable – the elderly
Industry Georgian Woman Accidentally Brings Down Armenia''s Internet
Scavenging for metal, damages fiber optic cable with her shovel
Industry Pensioner in Georgia cuts Armenia off from internet
A Georgian interior ministry spokesman said a 75-year-old woman had admitted damaging fibre-optic cables while scavenging for copper. She has been charged and reportedly faces up to
Industry Yerevan suffers Internet outages | Vestnik Kavkaza
Armenian Internet providers blame the city hall of the capital for damaging fiber-optic cables. Telecommunication companies providing Internet services in the capital of the country
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Industry Woman Digging For Copper Accidentally Cuts Off Internet Across
While digging near Georgia''s capital, Tbilisi, she accidentally struck a critical underground fibre optic cable that carried the majority of Armenia''s internet traffic. In an instant, a
Industry Georgian pensioner facing jail for cutting off Armenia¿s internet by
The elderly woman from Georgia cut through a fibre-optic cable while searching for scrap metal and managed to disable Armenia''s web connection for hours last month, as well as disrupting
Industry Internet failures in Armenia caused by fiber-optic cable damage in
PanARMENIAN - Internet failures in Armenia are caused by fiber-optic cable damage in Romania. The breakage was detected on July 8 evening. ADC internet provider can''t say when the repair
Industry How a 75-Year-Old Woman Cut Off An Entire Country''s
While digging near the outskirts of the capital city, Tbilisi, she stumbled upon a fiber-optic cable buried underground. Thinking it might be
Industry Beeline Armenia damaged cable causes internet blackout
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, ARMENPRESS. Beeline Armenia says the internet blackout that its subscribers are experiencing in Armenia is caused by a damaged fiber-optic cable which runs
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Industry Woman who cut internet to Georgia and Armenia ''had never
The company that owns the fiber-optic cable, Georgian Railway Telecom, said that the damage was serious, causing 90 per cent of private and corporate internet users in neighboring Armenia to lose
Industry No internet? Blame it on the old lady
Scavenging pensioner ''cut off Georgia-Armenia internet'' AN elderly woman digging for scrap metal hacks into a fibre-optic cable, shutting off web access to almost an entire country.
Industry Elderly Georgian lady disconnects Armenian internet for half
While foraging for copper wire near her home in the village of Ksani, the unnamed septuagenarian managed to come across a critical fiber optic cable, one responsible for serving
Industry Grandma Shuts Down Entire Country''s Internet
The woman was scavenging for scrap metal when she discovered the primary fiber-optic cable which runs through the two countries. Service went down when she apparently hacked into it