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

Cable cuts, storms, and DNS: a look at Internet

In 2025, we observed over 180 Internet disruptions spurred by a variety of causes – some

How Grandma Took Down an Entire Country''s Internet

The root cause? A 75-year-old woman digging for scrap metal in rural Georgia accidentally cut a major fiber-optic

Georgian Woman Accidentally Brings Down Armenia''s Internet

Armenia''s landlocked geography, regional politics, and reliance on neighboring infrastructure meant that one

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The woman was scavenging for scrap copper to make money by selling it on. While digging, she broke through the fibre

What Damages Fiber-Optic Cables? Key Risks and Mitigation Strategies

Even small forms of damage—from a bent cable to a rodent bite—can disrupt signals, cause costly outages, and

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,

Internet Channels Pose Trouble For Armenia • media.am

Once again, a significant internet outage has been recorded in Armenia. First, a cable was damaged during

Georgia Woman, 75, Charged With Cutting Off Armenia From The

A 75-year-old Georgian woman is facing jail time after she accidentally sliced through an underground cable and

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Untold - 75-Year-Old Woman Accidentally Shut Down Most Of Armenia''s Internet A 75-year-old woman in Georgia

Armenia Internet Cut Off by Old Woman With Shovel | The Mary Sue

With a shovel. Apparently, on March 28th, the woman was digging for copper to sell as scrap metal when she

75-year old granny cuts off the Internet for an entire country

The fiber that was sliced served all of Armenia, more than 90% of Georgia and parts of Azerbaijan. Service was

Georgian Woman Accidentally Brings Down Armenia''s Internet

In March 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia searching for scrap metal accidentally cut through a major fiber-optic

Google fiber optic cables snap, cause problems in Eastern Europe

Damaged Google fiber optic cables caused internet problems in Eastern Europe, Iran and Turkey on Thursday. The

How a 75-Year-Old Accidentally Cut Armenia''s Internet

In 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia, searching for scrap copper 🪙, accidentally cut a

Pensioner in Georgia cuts Armenia off from internet

An elderly woman in Georgia is facing a prison sentence after reportedly causing internet services in neighbouring

Woman who cut internet to Georgia and Armenia ''had never heard of

The company that owns the fiber-optic cable, Georgian Railway Telecom, said that the damage was serious, causing 90 per cent of

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In 2011, a 75-year-old woman in Georgia caused a massive disruption to the internet services of Armenia when she

75 Year Old Woman Cuts Internet Service to Armenia With a Shovel

Now causes are added to the Cause Map by asking “why” questions. Internet service was disrupted because a fiber

How a 75-year-old woman disrupted internet in Armenia

For up to five hours, 3.2 million Armenians were cut off from the digital world as major internet providers – ArmenTel, FiberNet

Periodic Internet outages have been recorded in the center of Yerevan

Periodic Internet outages have been recorded in the center of Yerevan for several days now - what is the reason for

Elderly Woman Shuts Down Armenian Internet

An elderly woman in Georgia scavenging for copper inadvertently shut down internet access in Armenia for about five

Woman single-handedly cuts off two countries from Internet

A 75-year-old woman recently managed to cut off two countries — Georgia and Armenia — from the Internet by

The Uncomfortable Truth About the State of Armenia''s

The source of the outage was traced to a mechanical issue with a fiber optic cable in Georgia and was resolved by

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

Grandma''s cutting off Armenia''s internet resembles Georgian farce

Three days later Georgian sources reported it was caused by Hayastan Shakaryan, a 75 years old woman of Armenian

Pensioner ''cuts off Georgia-Armenia internet'' | SBS News

The pensioner was digging for scrap metal when she hacked into a fibre-optic cable which runs through Georgia to