An old womans recent hacking cut off two countries from the Internet.
The 75 year-old woman was digging for scrap metal in her Eastern European country when she came across a fiber optic cable which runs through Georgia to Armenia. According to Georgian interior ministry spokesman Zura Gvenetadze, the woman then proceeded to cut into the cable with intentions of stealing it.
Based on the AFPs report, it doesnt sound like the woman was intentionally trying to bring Georgia and Armenias Internet to its knees, but thats what happened as thousands of people in both Georgia and Armenia were forced offline for hours. As a result, the elderly woman may be facing legal consequences:
The woman who was arrested in the village of Ksani has been charged with damaging property and could face up to three years in prison if convicted.
Taking into account her advancing years, she has been released pending the end of the investigation and subsequent trial, Gvenetadze said.
It is worth noting that this isnt the first time that Georgia residents temporarily lost Internet connectivity because of a scrap metal scavenger — a very similar event occurred in 2009.
From AFP.
